Title TK
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Title TK is the third album from the American alternative rock
band The Breeders
. The album was released on May 20, 2002 by 4AD
in the United Kingdom
and distributed by Elektra records
in the United States. Title TK was engineered by Steve Albini
, who also engineered The Breeders' debut album Pod. The name of the album refers to placeholder text used in publishing.
Title TK peaked at #130 in the US and #51 in the UK. The band now contained just one of the original members, Kim Deal
. All but two of the songs were solely written by Kim Deal; the exceptions were written by the Deal twins. The song "Full On Idle" was originally recorded by The Amps
on the album Pacer
and the song "Forced to Drive" was originally released on the Climbing the Sun 7" record from 1997.
13. Forced to Drive (Loho Version) - 3:15
14. Climbing the Sun - 3:58
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 May 20, 2002 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 distributed by Elektra records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
in the United States. Title TK was engineered by 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...
, who also engineered The Breeders' debut album Pod. The name of the album refers to placeholder text used in publishing.
Title TK peaked at #130 in the US and #51 in the UK. The band now contained just one of the original members, Kim Deal
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...
. All but two of the songs were solely written by Kim Deal; the exceptions were written by the Deal twins. The song "Full On Idle" was originally recorded by The Amps
The Amps
The Amps were an indie-rock band from Dayton, Ohio. Formed by Kim Deal in 1995 after The Breeders went on hiatus, they first began touring as "Tammy Ampersand and the Amps" but it was later shortened to "The Amps."Their album Pacer was released in 1995.Kim Deal originally intended to play all of...
on the album Pacer
Pacer (album)
Pacer was The Amps' only LP. It was released on October 31, 1995. The album is titled after the first track. The song "I Am Decided" was a combination of two songs written by Robert Pollard, which were given to Kim Deal as a gift after she produced some songs for Guided by Voices...
and the song "Forced to Drive" was originally released on the Climbing the Sun 7" record from 1997.
Track listing
All songs composed by Kim Deal except as noted.- "Little Fury" (Deal, Lopez, Medeles, Presley, Deal) – 3:30
- "London Song" – 3:39
- "Off YouOff You"Off You" is a song by The Breeders, which was the first single released from their 2002 album Title TK. It was released in March 2002 on 4AD.-Charts:...
" – 4:56 - "The She" – 4:01
- "Too Alive" – 2:46
- "Son of ThreeSon of Three"Son of Three" is a song by The Breeders, released as the third single from their 2002 album Title TK. It was released in September, 2002 on 4AD...
" – 2:09 - "Put on a Side" – 2:59
- "Full on Idle" – 2:37
- "Sinister Foxx" (Deal, Lopez, Medeles, Presley, Deal) – 4:16
- "Forced to Drive" – 3:04
- "T and T" – 1:57
- "Huffer" – 2:09
Japanese release
The Japanese release contains two bonus tracks:13. Forced to Drive (Loho Version) - 3:15
14. Climbing the Sun - 3:58
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, organ, 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 - Rich Presley - guitar
- 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...
- recording engineer