Editing Kim Deal (section)

=== 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>