All Nerve

All Nerve
Studio album by The Breeders
Released March 2, 2018
Studio Candyland, Dayton, Kentucky; Electrical Audio, Chicago; Fernwood Studios, Dayton, Ohio[1]
Genre Alternative rock
Length 33:51
Label 4AD
The Breeders chronology
Fate to Fatal
(2009)		 All Nerve
(2018)
Singles from All Nerve
  1. "Wait in the Car"
    Released: October 3, 2017
  2. "All Nerve"
    Released: January 9, 2018

All Nerve is the fifth full-length studio album by American alternative rock band The Breeders, released on March 2, 2018, 10 years after their previous album Mountain Battles (2008). A Stereogum article in June 2016 reported that the band was recording new material at their Ohio studio[2] and in October 2017 they released the first single from the album titled "Wait in the Car".[3] 4AD announced on January 9, 2018, that the new album will be made available on March 2, 2018 and released the album's second single, All Nerve on the same day.[4] The album also marks the band's first in 25 years with their Last Splash lineup. Courtney Barnett guests on one song on the album; "Howl at the Summit".[5]

Background

In 2012 Kim and Kelly Deal decided to commemorate the upcoming 20-year anniversary of the Breeders' 1993 album Last Splash by touring in 2013 with the albums original recording personnel and made contact with Josephine Wiggs and Jim MacPherson. At this time Kim and MacPherson had not spoken since their acrimonious split during their time together in The Amps, however both he and Wiggs were interested and their record label, 4AD decided to release a deluxe 20th anniversary version of the album titled LSXX. The tour began in the US, continued in Europe, Australia, and South America, and included the Deerhunter-curated All Tomorrow's Parties festival.[6] A teaser video was made by the band showing the reunited lineup in rehearsal.[7] Reflecting on these rehearsals Kim said of the experience "It feels really natural, but at the same time there is adjustment. Like when Jim set up his drums and I started playing with him, I had to turn around and crank my amplifier up like two numbers. He's pretty loud." At the conclusion of the LSXX tour the band realized how well they were all getting along and decided to record new music together. During the recording at their Ohio studio Courtney Barnett, who was in town for the Nelsonville Music Festival, recorded some backup vocals for "Howl at the Summit".[8] For the duration of the recording process, Wiggs stayed in Kim Deal's attic at her Dayton, Ohio home to avoid having to drive the 10 hour journey to New York.[9][10]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB+[12]
AllMusic[13]
Consequence of SoundB
Drowned in Sound9/10[14]
Paste8.7/10[15]
Pitchfork7.1/10
Record Collector[16]
Rolling Stone[17]
Tiny Mix Tapes[18]

The album was released to universal acclaim scoring 83 on aggregate website Metacritic, based on 22 reviews.[11] Giving the album 4 out of 5 stars AllMusic reviewer Heather Phares said of the album "The decade-long gap between All Nerve and Mountain Battles was the Breeders' longest hiatus yet, but it was time well spent -- this is one of the band's finest blends of sugar and swagger, space and noise."[13] Record Collector's Alun Hamnett gave the album a perfect 5 out of 5 stars and praised Kim Deal's decision to leave the Pixies in 2013 to focus exclusively on The Breeders stating "They took their sweet time, but that Breeders line-up is back, and has just nonchalantly knocked it out of the park."[16] In a slightly more negative review, Julian Marszalek of The Quietus criticized the latter half of the album saying "the album goes through a variety of fits and starts before descending into anticlimax. 'Skinhead #2' and 'Blues At The Acropolis' are inconclusive filler, which on an album that lasts a little over 30 minutes, just isn’t good enough."[19] The Guardian's Alexis Petridis said about the album that it "blends ancient monuments and crushed beetles into a spectral brew" and gave 4 out of five stars.[20]

Track listing

All tracks written by Kim Deal, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nervous Mary" 2:29
2."Wait in the Car"Kim Deal, Richard Presley2:04
3."All Nerve" 2:11
4."MetaGoth"Kim Deal, Josephine Wiggs3:08
5."Spacewoman"Kim Deal, Morgan Nagler4:21
6."Walking with a Killer" 3:45
7."Howl at the Summit" 2:57
8."Archangel's Thunderbird" (Amon Duul II cover)Falk Ulrich Rogner, John Weinzierl3:25
9."Dawn: Making an Effort" 3:50
10."Skinhead #2"Kim Deal, Josephine Wiggs2:45
11."Blues at the Acropolis" 2:56 [21]
Japanese edition bonus tracks[22]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Joanne" (Mike Nesmith cover)Mike Nesmith3:13
13."Gates of Steel" (Devo cover)G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Sue Schmidt, Debbie Smith3:27

Personnel

The Breeders

Additional personnel

  • Courtney Barnett, Bones Sloane, Dave Mudie, Dylan Ranson-Hughes – backing vocals ("Howl at the Summit")
  • Kyle Rector – Farfisa organ ("Dawn: Making an Effort")

Technical personnel

  • Steve Albini – engineering, mixing
  • Mike Montgomery, Greg Norman, Tom Rastikis – engineering
  • Matt Boynton – mixing
  • Eric Gorman – mixing assistance
  • Greg Calbi, Bob Weston – mastering
  • Martin Andersen – photography
  • Chris Bigg – design[23]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 44
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25] 48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 70
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[28] 79
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29] 83
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30] 49
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[31] 5
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[32] 17
Scottish Albums (OCC)[33] 6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[34] 74
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 60
UK Albums (OCC)[36] 9
US Billboard 200[37] 79

References

  1. ↑ "4AD".
  2. ↑ "Courtney Barnett Will Appear On New Breeders Album". Stereogum. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hear the Breeders' New Razor-Edged Rock Song 'Wait In the Car'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ Manno, Lizzie. "The Breeders Unveil All Nerve, Their First New Album in 10 Years". Paste.com. Paste Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ "The Breeders official site". The Breeders.
  6. ↑ "The Breeders to Play Last Splash at Deerhunter-Curated ATP, 20th Anniversary Reissue Out Next Year". Pitchfork. December 7, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Breeders – New Year XX". BreedersVideos (official channel).
  8. ↑ "Courtney Barnett Will Appear On New Breeders Album". Stereogum. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  9. ↑ "The Breeders on Reassembling Its Coveted Lineup For Reunion Album 'All Nerve'". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  10. ↑ "The Breeders' Kim Deal on Their New Album 'All Nerve' on Bullseye". Bullseye. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  11. 1 2 "All Nerve by The Breeders". Metacritic. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  12. ↑ "The Breeders, All Nerve". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  13. 1 2 "All Nerve review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  14. ↑ "The Breeders - All Nerve review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  15. ↑ "The Breeders: All Nerve Review". Paste. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  16. 1 2 "The Breeders – All Nerve". Record Collector. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Review: The Breeders Return to Dynamic Drama of Nineties Heyday on 'All Nerve'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  18. ↑ "The Breeders All Nerve". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  19. ↑ "All Nerve, The Breeders". The Quietus. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  20. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (2018-03-01). "The Breeders: All Nerve review – reunited rockers get dark and deep". Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  21. ↑ Rettig, James. "The Breeders – "All Nerve"". Stereogum. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  22. ↑ "The Breeders – All Nerve". Discogs.
  23. ↑ "All Nerve credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Breeders – All Nerve" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Breeders – All Nerve" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Breeders – All Nerve" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Breeders – All Nerve" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Breeders – All Nerve" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Breeders". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  31. ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – The Breeders – All Nerve". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 10: del 2.3.2018 al 8.3.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Breeders – All Nerve". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  36. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  37. ↑ "The Breeders Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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