Album Review // Kim Deal // Nobody Loves You More
The indie elder stateswoman Kim Deal, best known as a founding member and bassist for the Pixies and guitar/vocalist for the Breeders, has released her debut album Nobody Loves You More. Deal started writing this album after her second departure from the Pixies in 2011 — it's been 13 years in the making and features fellow Breeders members Jim MacPherson, Mando Lopez, and Kelly Deal. Additional contributors include Fay Milton and Ayse Hassan from Savages, Raymond McGinley of Teenage Fanclub, and Jack Lawrence from the Raconteurs. Nobody Loves You More is sleek in its production but remains tied to the lo-fi movement. The album opens with the horn- and string-heavy titular track "Nobody Loves You More," followed by "Coast," in the vein of Blondie on "Sunday Girl." As the album progresses, upbeat songs like "Crystal Breath" and "Big Ben Beat" will get you moving, while songs like "Are You Mine?" (a song written about watching her mother struggle with Alzheimer's) and "Summerland" are more contemplative. Tracks like "Disobedience" harken to Breeder's Last Splash (1993) and "Wish I Was" cites Pod (1990). Lyrically, Deal delivers lines typical of a Breeders release, but sonically, she explores more genres, specifically on the (mainly) acapella song "Bats In The Afternoon Sky" — airy, but in a noisy way. The album feels familiar yet fresh, a must have for fans of Deal's previous work.
