Songs to the Siren

The Breeders started as a side-project, and the Pacer LP was made as a side-project from that once the Breeders became a full-time thing. Although featuring a different name and line-up, these are still Kim Deal songs sung by Kim Deal, and I consider it to be, in effect, my favourite Breeders record.

Open Up

Leftfield Lydon

1st November 1993 (single), 30th January 1995 (LP)

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Although it was clearly John Lydon’s time (as Johnny Rotten) in the Sex Pistols that made him famous, his career as Public Image Ltd would ultimately provide a more enduring body of work. Lydon also had successful collaborations during this time, and it’s 1993’s Open Up, with Leftfield, that I want to look at here.

Bath White EP

50 Foot Wave

27th May 2016

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I mentioned before that Throwing Muses is my favourite band, but when I reach for Kristin Hersh’s records these days, this EP is usually my first port of call. This is the first in a series of articles covering “side projects”.

Previously...

Time Is Hardcore - High Contrast ft. Kae Tempest and Anita Blay) : Sat, 13 March 2021 01:03
Idoru - Grimes : Sat, 13 March 2021 00:57
Happiness Is A Warm Gun - The Beatles : Tue, 09 March 2021 00:19
Safari EP - The Breeders : Sat, 06 March 2021 23:22
Are ‘Friends’ Electric? - Tubeway Army : Mon, 28 December 2020 01:23
Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time - Gang of Four : Sun, 29 November 2020 00:52
Me & Magdalena - The Monkees : Fri, 23 October 2020 01:08
Ride on Time - Black Box : Sat, 17 October 2020 01:30
Spitfire - Public Service Broadcasting : Thu, 08 October 2020 00:54
Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S : Mon, 05 October 2020 01:36
Hot Doggie - Colourbox : Sat, 03 October 2020 23:36
Ablaze - School of Seven Bells : Tue, 29 September 2020 23:00
Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies : Sat, 15 August 2020 23:41
Sweet Jane - Lou Reed : Sat, 15 August 2020 23:07
Running From the Thoughts - Dub Pistols feat. Terry Hall : Sat, 25 July 2020 23:57
Sense - Terry Hall : Thu, 23 July 2020 23:54
Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's : Tue, 21 July 2020 02:19
Gangsters - Special A.K.A. : Tue, 21 July 2020 01:50
Nothing Lasts Forever - Echo & the Bunnymen : Sun, 12 July 2020 04:08
Lie Dream of a Casino Soul - The Fall : Sun, 12 July 2020 02:56
Buy Nothing Day - The Go! Team : Fri, 03 July 2020 23:06
Lime Habit - Poliça : Sun, 28 June 2020 00:48
Chains Changed EP - Throwing Muses : Wed, 24 June 2020 01:02
My Baby’s Taking Me Home - Sparks : Thu, 18 June 2020 23:48
Karen - Chew Lips : Fri, 12 June 2020 23:47
Paper Thin - She Makes War (feat. Tanya Donelly) : Sun, 07 June 2020 21:31
Weekender - Flowered Up : Tue, 02 June 2020 22:20
Paranoid Android - Radiohead : Tue, 02 June 2020 22:20
Jesus of Suburbia - Green Day : Tue, 02 June 2020 22:20
White Love (Radio Mix) - One Dove : Fri, 29 May 2020 23:53
Message Personnel - Dot Allison : Fri, 29 May 2020 23:53
Dirge - Death in Vegas : Fri, 29 May 2020 23:53
Film Burn - Yppah (feat. Anomie Belle) : Mon, 25 May 2020 00:15
Gumball Machine Weekend - Yppah : Mon, 25 May 2020 00:15
Salt Spring - Anomie Belle : Mon, 25 May 2020 00:15
Lovely Allen - Holy Fuck : Wed, 20 May 2020 22:35
Olympians - Fuck Buttons : Wed, 20 May 2020 22:35
Queen of Hearts - Fucked Up : Wed, 20 May 2020 22:35
E-Bow The Letter - R.E.M. : Sat, 16 May 2020 02:45
I Trawl The MEGAHERTZ - Paddy McAloon : Fri, 15 May 2020 02:29
The Gift - The Velvet Underground : Fri, 15 May 2020 02:29
Nautilus - Anna Meredith : Mon, 11 May 2020 20:46
The King of Rome - The Unthanks : Mon, 11 May 2020 00:50
Symphony of Sorrowful Songs - David Zinman, Dawn Upshaw & London Sinfionetta : Sun, 10 May 2020 23:41
Amser - Gwenno : Wed, 06 May 2020 20:46
La Valse à Mille Temps - Jacques Brel : Wed, 06 May 2020 20:46
Ammæli (Birthday) - Sugarcubes (Sykurmolarnir) : Wed, 06 May 2020 20:46
Far Far Away / How Does It Feel? - Slade : Tue, 05 May 2020 22:44
Heart of Glass - Blondie : Sun, 03 May 2020 01:01
Golden Brown - The Stranglers : Sun, 03 May 2020 01:01
All Mapped Out - The Departure : Sat, 02 May 2020 23:08
Interstate 5 - The Wedding Present : Thu, 30 April 2020 01:39
Thru The Glass - Thirteen Senses : Thu, 30 April 2020 01:36
Night Nurse - Gregory Isaacs : Tue, 28 April 2020 23:36
Throw Down Your Arms - Sinéad O’Connor : Tue, 28 April 2020 23:36
Private Life / She’s Lost Control - Grace Jones : Tue, 28 April 2020 23:36
Keep Me - Pesky : Sun, 26 April 2020 21:41
Everything Is The Same - Pull In Emergency : Sun, 26 April 2020 21:40
Torn - Natalie Imbruglia : Sat, 25 April 2020 22:27
Flowers of Romance - Public Image Ltd : Fri, 24 April 2020 20:22
It’s On - Flowered Up : Fri, 24 April 2020 20:22
Something Good ’08 - Utah Saints : Thu, 23 April 2020 21:46
Mathematics - Cherry Ghost : Thu, 23 April 2020 17:23
Wishery / Upular - Pogo : Wed, 22 April 2020 16:09
I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer - The Cardigans : Tue, 21 April 2020 23:07
Fish - Throwing Muses : Tue, 21 April 2020 20:35
We Can Work It Out - The Beatles : Mon, 20 April 2020 22:31
Glory Box - Portishead : Sun, 19 April 2020 23:26
7 O’Clock News/Silent Night - Simon and Garfunkel : Sun, 19 April 2020 18:58
Deceptacon - Le Tigre : Sun, 19 April 2020 18:58
Just Like Heaven - The Cure : Sat, 18 April 2020 22:42
I’m Not in Love - 10cc : Sat, 18 April 2020 00:38
Number One Song in Heaven - Sparks : Fri, 17 April 2020 15:45
Planet of Sound - Pixies : Fri, 17 April 2020 01:42
Clearest Blue - Chvrches : Thu, 16 April 2020 00:37
Tiny Feet - The Heart Throbs : Wed, 15 April 2020 18:35
Lost in the Plot - The Dears : Tue, 14 April 2020 13:41
Into U - Richard X ft Jarvis Cocker : Sun, 12 April 2020 23:11
Supervixen - Garbage : Sun, 12 April 2020 17:52
Song to the Siren - This Mortal Coil : Sun, 12 April 2020 17:52

Pacer

The Amps

30th October 1995 (LP)

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