The Breeders- Title TK (Originally released on 4AD Records in 2002; vinyl reissue in 2018)

There was quite a gap between The Breeders’s 1993 record Last Splash– which gave them a great degree of commercial success- and their 2002 return (albeit with different band members, with the exception of Kelley Deal) for Title TK. The more I’ve gotten familiar with this one, the more I like it. The next record they did (Mountain Battles) is quite haphazard and inconsistent-although the lack of concern for sheen and polish is part of why the Breeders/Kim Deal’s projects remain so enduring. Title TK is a refreshing mix of catchy/punky rock songs (“Little Fury,” “Son of Three,” “Full On Idle” and “Huffer”) and those of deep beauty and reflection (the immortal “Off You”), along with ones that have grown on me over the years (“The She,” “Put On A Side,” and “Sinister Foxx”). Title TK continues to stand strong in the Breeders’s catalog.