Safari by The Breeders

Safari, the Breeders' 1992 EP on 4AD and Elektra, catches the band in mid-shuffle. Kim Deal, still moonlighting from the Pixies, had drafted her twin sister Kelley as a third guitarist, never mind that Kelley had never played guitar before. Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses was still on board, too, which makes this the only Breeders record with both her and Kelley on it.

It didn't last. Donelly soon left to pour everything into her new band Belly, and drummer Britt Walford walked out around the same time. So Safari plays like a snapshot of a lineup that barely existed, three guitars elbowing for room while Josephine Wiggs holds down the bass, a bridge between the cult favorite Pod and the platinum Last Splash that arrived the following year.

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