Kim Deal: 2025
Kim Deal (main photo by Alex De Corte, PR, second photo by Kristin Sollecito, PR)
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Kim Deal’s fingerprints are on some of the most essential rock of the last forty years. Her bass playing and vocals were the soul of the Pixies, while her writing, guitar work, and production came to the fore leading The Breeders (who rocked an FUV Live concert in 2018 at the late, great Rockwood Music Hall).
As Deal explained in our conversation, for this FUV Live session, all of her favorite music came from bands, so doing a solo project was never something she had in mind. However, as circumstances unfolded and the appeal of an alter ego like Tammy (and the Amps) ebbed, she warmed to the notion.
Over a period of years, Deal crafted an album worthy of a Kim Deal billing: Nobody Loves You More. For this session, Kim recorded a few songs at a storied Greenwich Village space with a stripped-down version of her touring band: guitarist Rob Bochnik, violinist Susan Voelz, cellist Allison Chesley, bassist Mando Lopez, and drummer Lindsay Glover. A mention of the location led her to humorously reveal that she’s got a bad reputation at studios in this town built mainly on a hazy stretch of the late '90s.
She also touched upon her relationship with her mom, which spurred the poignant session closer, “Are You Mine?” and spoke of her friendship with the late Steve Albini, whose last work at his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago was for Nobody Loves You More.
Deal also explained how she came around to featuring strings and brass on the new LP, and how the spiffy album cover was inspired by Bas Jan Ader, the Dutch performance artist. The set included three songs from that new album, the title track "Nobody Loves You More," "Are You Mine?" and "Wish I Was."
[Recorded: 4/15/25. Engineered by Dani Perez, mixed by Peter Deimel. Interview produced by Meghan Suma. Special thanks: Lee Foster, Clover Singsen, Ed Horrox, Ellena Osis, Will Tompsett, Emma Toney, Ellen Wilson, 4AD/Beggars Group and Ten Atoms Mgmt. Below photo by Kristin Sollecito.]
