Editing Kim Deal (section)

== Musical career ==
=== The Pixies ===
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Deal became the bassist and backing vocalist for the Pixies in January 1986, after answering an advertisement in the ''[[Boston Phoenix]]'' that read, "Band seeks bassist into [[Hüsker Dü]] and [[Peter, Paul and Mary]]. Please – no chops." Deal's was the only response, even though her main instrument was guitar. She borrowed her sister Kelley's bass guitar to use in the band.<ref name="Kim Deal bio on BreedersDigest">{{cite web |url=http://breedersdigest.net/about/kim-deal |title=Kim Deal biography |website=Breeders Digest |publisher=breedersdigest.net |access-date=February 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100320013737/http://breedersdigest.net/about/kim-deal |archive-date=March 20, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> To complete the lineup, she suggested they hire [[David Lovering]], a friend of her husband whom she'd met at their wedding reception, as drummer.{{sfn|Sisario|2006|pp=8–9}} For the release of the band's first recording, ''[[Come on Pilgrim]]'' (1987), Deal used the ''nom de disque'' "Mrs. John Murphy" in the liner notes, chosen as an ironic [[feminist]] joke, after conversing with a woman who wished to be called only by her husband's name.{{sfn|Frank|Ganz|2005|pp=56–57}}
[[File:Pixies in Kansas City, October 1, 2004.jpg|alt=Kim Deal playing bass at a 2004 Pixies concert in Kansas City alongside Black Francis, under pink lighting|left|thumb|Deal (right) and Black Francis performing in a 2004 Pixies concert]]

For ''[[Surfer Rosa]]'' (1988), Deal sang lead vocals on the album's only single, "[[Gigantic (song)|Gigantic]]", which she co-wrote with frontman [[Black Francis]]. ''[[Doolittle (album)|Doolittle]]'' followed a year later, with Deal contributing the song "Silver". By this time, however, tensions began to develop between her and Francis, with bickering and standoffs between the two marring the album's recording sessions.{{sfn|Sisario|2006|p=53}} Deal commented that the sessions "went from just all fun to work."{{sfn|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=115}} Exhaustion from releasing three records in two years and constant touring contributed to intra-band friction, particularly between Francis and Deal.

The tension and exhaustion culminated at the end of the US "Fuck or Fight" tour, where they were too tired to attend the end-of-tour party. The band soon announced a hiatus.<ref name="allmusic-bio">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pixies-mn0000294633/biography |title=Pixies – Biography |website=AllMusic |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |access-date=September 10, 2006}}</ref>

=== The Breeders ===
[[File:Kim Deal Smoke.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Kim Deal smoking in a dark venue|Deal performing with the Breeders, c. 2002]]
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During a 1988 post-''Surfer Rosa'' tour of Europe with [[Throwing Muses]] as part of the Pixies, Deal began to write new material. As neither band had plans for the short term, Deal discussed possible side projects with Throwing Muses guitarist [[Tanya Donelly]]. After rejecting the idea of creating a dance album together, the pair decided to form a new band.{{sfn|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=105}} Deal named the band [[the Breeders]], after the folk band she formed with Kelley as a teenager, and they recruited [[Carrie Bradley]], violinist and vocalist in [[Ed's Redeeming Qualities]], to record a short demo tape.{{sfn|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=106}}

The Breeders' demo was sent to 4AD head [[Ivo Watts-Russell]], who immediately signed them to the label. The Breeders allowed Deal to become more active in songwriting, and their debut album, ''[[Pod (The Breeders album)|Pod]]'' (1990), written primarily by Deal, was recorded in [[Edinburgh]] by [[Steve Albini]]. ''Pod'' was praised by contemporaries; [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] frontman [[Kurt Cobain]] later named the album one of his favorites and remarked, "I wish Kim was allowed to write more songs for the Pixies."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kurt Cobain of Nirvana Talks About the Records That Changed His Life |magazine=Melody Maker |date=August 29, 1992 |url=https://kurtcobain.com/interview-with-kurt-melody-maker/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428014759/https://kurtcobain.com/interview-with-kurt-melody-maker/ |archive-date=April 28, 2025 |url-status=live |access-date=April 27, 2025}}</ref>

=== ''Bossanova'' and ''Trompe le Monde'' ===
Deal returned to the U.S. after finishing recording ''Pod'' in Edinburgh, but was then fired from the Pixies. Regardless, she flew out to Los Angeles, where the other members of the band had moved, to meet them, and was accepted back into the band to record ''[[Bossanova (Pixies album)|Bossanova]]'' (1990).<ref name="Kim Deal bio on BreedersDigest" />

The band's final studio album was ''[[Trompe le Monde]]'' (1991). The recording sessions were fractious, and the whole band was hardly ever together during the process.{{sfn|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=149}}

Deal rarely sang on the band's songs during this time; one of the few tracks she sang on was a cover of [[Neil Young]]'s "[[I've Been Waiting for You (Neil Young song)|I've Been Waiting for You]]" ({{audio-nohelp|IveBeenWaiting.ogg|sample}}). Deal did sing on ''Trompe le Monde'', on songs such as "[[Alec Eiffel]]", but did not write any material for the album.{{sfn|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=152}}

=== ''Last Splash'' ===
A year after the Pixies' breakup, Kelley Deal joined the Breeders on lead guitar, replacing Donelly, and the band released ''[[Last Splash]]'' to critical acclaim and considerable commercial success. The record went platinum within a year of its release.

At the height of the Breeders' popularity in the early to mid-1990s, the band scored a number of hit music videos featured heavily on [[MTV]], including "[[Cannonball (The Breeders song)|Cannonball]]", "Safari", "Divine Hammer", and "Saints." The band also released the [[gramophone record|vinyl]]-only "Head to Toe" 10-inch EP during the summer of 1994, when they appeared on the main stage of [[Lollapalooza]]. Although the band went into stasis in 1994 when Kelley Deal entered [[Drug rehabilitation|rehab]] for a [[heroin addiction]], they never officially split up, and in 2002 released ''[[Title TK]]''.{{efn|TK is a copyediting mark meaning "to come" and is often used when editing drafts to indicate missing information.}}

=== 1995–2004: The Amps and other projects ===
[[File:Kim Deal playing guitar with The Amps.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Kim Deal playing electric guitar onstage in 1995|Deal in concert with the Amps in 1995]]
Deal formed [[the Amps]] in 1995 under the sobriquet "Tammy Ampersand". Their lone album, ''[[Pacer (album)|Pacer]]'' (1995), was generally well-received but sold poorly.

She also produced music for other groups, most notably fellow Dayton band [[Guided by Voices]] (one of the songs on ''Pacer'', "I Am Decided", was co-written by the band's lead singer, [[Robert Pollard]]).

Deal has contributed her voice to numerous projects, including [[This Mortal Coil]]'s 1991 version of [[Chris Bell (American musician)|Chris Bell]]'s "[[You and Your Sister]]" (a duet with [[Tanya Donnelly]]); the 1995 [[Sonic Youth]] single "[[Little Trouble Girl]]"; and [[the For Carnation]]'s "Tales (Live from the Crypt)" in 2000.

=== Pixies reunion and beyond ===
[[File:KimDeal~ATP.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Kim Deal playing guitar and singing on stage at All Tomorrow's Parties festival, 2009|Deal performing in 2009]]

In 2004, Deal returned to the newly reunited Pixies, releasing the single "[[Bam Thwok]]" and touring North America. One notable performance included a live taping for the [[public television]] program ''[[Austin City Limits]]'' in October 2004. The Pixies also played the [[Coachella Festival]] in 2004 and headlined [[Lollapalooza]] in 2005 at Chicago's [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]]. The Pixies also toured the UK to critical acclaim, including a headline appearance at the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://celebrityaccess.com/caarchive/pixies-foo-fighters-and-iron-maiden-to-headline-readingleeds-festival/ |title=Pixies, Foo Fighters and Iron Maiden to Headline Reading/Leeds Festival |website=CelebrityAccess |date=February 3, 2005 |access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref>

In 2003, Deal moved back to Dayton to care for her mother, who had been diagnosed with [[Alzheimer's disease]]. In early April 2008, the Breeders released their fourth full-length studio album, ''[[Mountain Battles]]'', followed by the EP ''[[Fate to Fatal (EP)|Fate to Fatal]]'' a year later. On June 14, 2013, it was announced that Deal had left the Pixies.<ref name="facebook">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/pixiesofficial/posts/10151715659192442 |title=We are sad to say that... |date=June 14, 2013 |website=Facebook |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/22939707441/10151715659192442 |archive-date=February 26, 2022}}</ref> She has since posted new solo music on her website. {{As of|2023}}, she has no contact with her former Pixies bandmates, according to Joey Santiago.<ref name="amgint">{{cite web |last=Prato |first=Greg |url=https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/the-pixies-joey-santiago-talks-tour-recording-with-steve-albini |title=Pixies' Joey Santiago Talks Tour, Recording With Steve Albini, Alt-Rock's Early '90s Explosion |date=February 6, 2023 |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 9, 2023}}</ref>

=== Solo releases, ''LSXX'', and ''All Nerve'' ===
In December 2012, Deal played a solo set at the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] "Nightmare Before Christmas" festival in the UK, debuting several new songs. At the same time, she released her first solo single, "Walking with a Killer", and continued to issue further solo releases throughout 2013 and 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pedder |first=Alan |url=http://wearsthetrousers.com/2012/11/kim-deal-solo-interview-2012-part-1/ |title=Kim Deal interview • Part I: "You would freak the fuck out if you were me!" |website=Wears the Trousers |date=November 27, 2012 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201110009/http://wearsthetrousers.com/2012/11/kim-deal-solo-interview-2012-part-1 |archive-date=December 1, 2012}}</ref>

In April 2013, 4AD released ''LSXX'', a 20th anniversary edition of the Breeders album ''Last Splash''. Deal reunited with Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs, and Jim Macpherson for a ''Last Splash'' anniversary tour of North America, Europe, and Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://4ad.com/news/7/12/2012/lastsplashturns20thebreedersreuniteforshowsintheusandeurope |title=Last Splash Turns 20. The Breeders Reunite for Shows in the US and Europe |website=4AD |access-date=August 1, 2013}}</ref> In August 2014, it was reported that the same lineup was working on new material.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/kim-and-kelley-deal-talk-new-breeders-songs-20140828 |title=Kim and Kelley Deal Talk New Breeders Songs: There Are 'Five That We Can Play' |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 28, 2014 |access-date=September 14, 2014}}</ref>

A new single, "[[Wait in the Car]]", was released on October 3, 2017. On March 2, 2018, the reunited lineup released ''[[All Nerve]]'', their first studio album in ten years, to widespread critical acclaim.<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |title=All Nerve by The Breeders |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/all-nerve/the-breeders |website=Metacritic |access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref> In the following months, the Breeders also collaborated on multiple tracks of [[Courtney Barnett]]'s May 2018 album ''[[Tell Me How You Really Feel]]'', with Kim and Kelley singing backing vocals on the singles "Nameless, Faceless" and "Crippling Self-Doubt and a General Lack of Confidence".

In August 2024, Deal announced the pending November 22 release of her debut solo album, ''Nobody Loves You More'', noting it contains several collaborations.<ref>{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=August 28, 2024 |title=Kim Deal has announced her debut solo album, 'Nobody Loves You More' |url=https://readdork.com/news/kim-deal-debut-solo-album/?feed_id=7955 |website=Dork |access-date=August 28, 2024}}</ref> ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' and ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' listed the album in their year-end rankings of the best albums of 2024, respectively placing it at number six and number forty-two.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 11, 2024 |title=MOJO's 75 Best Albums of 2024 |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2292-mojos-75-best-albums-of-2024/2 |website=Album of the Year |access-date=November 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Pearis |first=Bill |date=November 8, 2024 |title=List Season comes early with Uncut's Top 80 Albums of 2024 |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/list-season-comes-early-with-uncuts-to-80-albums-of-2024/ |website=BrooklynVegan |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref>