Kim Deal

Kimberley Ann Deal (born June 10, 1961) is an American singer and rock musician who is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Breeders, and was the original bassist and co-vocalist of the alternative rock band the Pixies. Deal joined the Pixies in January 1986, adopting the stage name Mrs. John Murphy for the albums Come on Pilgrim and Surfer Rosa. Following Doolittle and the Pixies' hiatus, she formed the Breeders with Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses, Josephine Wiggs of the Perfect Disaster, and Britt Walford of Slint; following the band's debut album Pod, her twin sister Kelley Deal replaced Donelly and Jim Macpherson replaced Walford. The Pixies broke up in early 1993, and Deal returned her focus to the Breeders, who released the platinum-selling album Last Splash in 1993, featuring the popular single "Cannonball". In 1994, the Breeders went on hiatus after Kelley entered drug rehabilitation. During the hiatus, Deal adopted the stage name Tammy Ampersand and formed the short-lived band the Amps, recording a single album, Pacer, in 1995. After her own stint in drug rehabilitation, Deal reformed the Breeders with a new lineup for Title TK in 2002 and Mountain Battles in 2008. Deal reunited with the Pixies in 2004, and left in 2013 to concentrate on the Breeders, who toured for the 20th anniversary of Last Splash. In 2018, the Breeders released their fifth album, All Nerve, their first to reunite the Deals, Wiggs, and Macpherson since Last Splash. In 2024, Deal released her debut solo album, Nobody Loves You More.