Mountain Battles
Encyclopedia
Mountain Battles is the fourth album from the American alternative rock
band The Breeders
. The album was released on April 7, 2008 by 4AD
in the United Kingdom
and April 8, 2008 in the United States
.
Kim
and Kelley Deal
can be seen writing and recording an early demo for "Walk it Off" in the Pixies reunion documentary loudQUIETloud. In December 2007, Pitchfork Media
reported the first details about the album and its release, as well as a track listing. The album was gradually recorded in a number of different locales by engineers including Steve Albini
, Erika Larson, Manny Nieto
and Ben Mumphrey
.
A song from the album, "We're Gonna Rise", was briefly available to listen to on the band's MySpace profile. It was then replaced with another song, "Bang On". Eventually, all of the songs from the album were made available on Myspace.
Mountain Battles entered the UK Album Chart at 46.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band The Breeders
The Breeders
The Breeders are an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. The band has experienced a number of line-up changes; the current line-up consists of Kim Deal , her twin sister Kelley Deal , Jose Medeles , Mando Lopez Todd the Fox...
. The album was released on April 7, 2008 by 4AD
4AD
4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and April 8, 2008 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Kim
Kim Deal
Kimberley Ann Deal is an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the bassist of the alternative rock band the Pixies and the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for The Breeders. Deal first joined the Pixies in January 1986 as the band's bassist, adopting the stage name Mrs...
and Kelley Deal
Kelley Deal
Kelley Deal is an American musician. The identical twin sister of Kim Deal, she is the lead guitarist of The Breeders, besides having a solo career.- Early days :...
can be seen writing and recording an early demo for "Walk it Off" in the Pixies reunion documentary loudQUIETloud. In December 2007, Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
reported the first details about the album and its release, as well as a track listing. The album was gradually recorded in a number of different locales by engineers including Steve Albini
Steve Albini
Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
, Erika Larson, Manny Nieto
Manny nieto
Manny Nieto is a music producer and musician residing in Los Angeles, California. He has worked with bands such as HEALTH, Female Demand, and TOBACCO.-References:...
and Ben Mumphrey
Ben Mumphrey
Ben Mumphrey is an audio engineer, record producer and musician.Some of his work credited as producer or co-producer includes the Frank Black albums Show Me Your Tears, 93-03 and Devil's Workshop, all released on Cooking Vinyl Records, , the 1998 album by released by Bong...
.
A song from the album, "We're Gonna Rise", was briefly available to listen to on the band's MySpace profile. It was then replaced with another song, "Bang On". Eventually, all of the songs from the album were made available on Myspace.
Mountain Battles entered the UK Album Chart at 46.
Track listing
All songs composed by Kim Deal except as noted.- "Overglazed" – 2:15
- "Bang On" – 2:03
- "Night of Joy" – 3:26
- "We're Gonna Rise" – 3:53
- "German Studies" – 2:16
- "Spark" – 2:39
- "Istanbul" – 2:58
- "Walk It Off" – 2:46
- "Regalame Esta Noche" (Roberto Cantoral) – 2:52
- "Here No More" – 2:39
- "No Way" – 2:33
- "It's the Love" (The Tasties)– 2:28
- "Mountain Battles" – 3:54
- "German Demonstration" – 1:36 (iTunes bonus track)
Personnel
- Kim DealKim DealKimberley Ann Deal is an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the bassist of the alternative rock band the Pixies and the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for The Breeders. Deal first joined the Pixies in January 1986 as the band's bassist, adopting the stage name Mrs...
– guitar, vocals - Kelley DealKelley DealKelley Deal is an American musician. The identical twin sister of Kim Deal, she is the lead guitarist of The Breeders, besides having a solo career.- Early days :...
– guitar, vocals - Mando Lopez – bass
- Jose MedelesJose MedelesJose Medeles is an American musician. He is the drummer for The Breeders, and in 1998 played drums for Face to Face as a touring member. He also played drums in 22 Jacks, appearing on Overserved and their final album Going North....
– drums - Steve AlbiniSteve AlbiniSteven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
– engineer