the Breeders, All Nerve.

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Good morning! Following on from the uproarious Wait in the Car, the Breeders have firmly lodged the key in the ignition once again and, “hot and fresh out the kitchen,” below can be found the comparably composed title track from their forthcoming fifth album, All Nerve. Live recordings have been rattling around the internet for some while already, but never before has this one sounded quite so insistent nor essential, as Kim Deal keens with both charm and compassion: “I wanna see you; especially you/ You don’t know how much I miss you.” And by God, have she, Kelley, Josephine Wiggs and Jim Macpherson been missed in the 10-year absence since Mountain Battles, this perfect conflation of further automotive reference (“I won’t stop/ I’ll run you down,” Deal affirms somewhat demonically come its spry chorus) and wiry guitar work a blinding reminder of their abiding brilliance.

All Nerve is available from March 2nd via 4AD, while the Breeders play the Roundhouse on May 30th.