LSXX [Last Splash: 20th Anniversary Edition]
by The Breeders
  • Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: May 13, 2013
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. comceleney
    Apr 25, 2016
    9
    "Saints" might be the best Breeders song. Kim's vocals are at their best here when voiced over Wiggs' dizzying bass line. Pair this with "Drivin' on '9" and you have the foundation of a well-rounded alt rock album. A pleasure to listen to.
  2. Ricko
    Jul 27, 2020
    8
    I can't talk about The Breeders without mentioning Kim Deal's other band. I'm a massive Pixies fan and for me Black Francis was always the creative force and the other members elevated the material with their individual styles to make something completely unique and amazing. Of course there is "Gigantic", and her backing vocals are integral to the band at their best but I always felt JoeyI can't talk about The Breeders without mentioning Kim Deal's other band. I'm a massive Pixies fan and for me Black Francis was always the creative force and the other members elevated the material with their individual styles to make something completely unique and amazing. Of course there is "Gigantic", and her backing vocals are integral to the band at their best but I always felt Joey Santiago and David Lovering were equally important. Maybe I shouldn't have been but as a result of my aforementioned thoughts, when I listened to this album I was surprised at how good it was. Deal is a power chord queen here and you can hear the records influence on dozens of female fronted rock bands the have come and gone over the last 30 years. There is so much more to this album than "Cannonball", unquestionably an all time classic track. "Do You Love Me Now" "Divine Hammer", "Invisible Man", "No Aloha", "Saints" are all strong tracks with the feel of classic garage rock. Many of the album tracks come in at the 2 minute mark or thereabouts. Most are based on great riffs without ever really being fleshed out into proper songs. In any case, the songs are short enough that they never outstay the attention span of the listener. It's the longer tracks where things become a little weak and drag on. Overall, "Last Splash" is a high quality record without necessarily being top table level and is well worth having in the collection.… Expand
  3. All_ButTrU4
    Jun 3, 2022
    7
    This 90's classics lands with an urgency to be taken seriously. It's a masterpiece of rifts and a staple noise core record . Known mostly as the album that has that song" cannonball " it is a chest of sonic youth spiritual cousin's and is a testament to what the pixies were missisng whenever Deal was side lined

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86

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Q Magazine
    Aug 21, 2013
    80
    While the new incarnation of the band has made two strong albums, LXXX shows off what really was their last splash. It was one hell of a cannonball. [May 2013, p.115]
  2. American Songwriter
    Jun 26, 2013
    80
    It’s an excellent way for new fans to have a pure entryway to their music, and the only possible appetizer before diving into the extras that come next: some an acquired taste, some amazing snapshots in time and some quirky bits that will probably only get a nostalgic spin or two.
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  3. Record Collector
    Jun 4, 2013
    80
    2002’s Title TK was a gentler, more measured and still wholly satisfying record, but its predecessor still holds pride of place in most fans’ strawberry hearts.
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