The Breeders are an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Tanya Donellyof Throwing Muses. The band has experienced a number of line-up changes; the current line-up consists of Kim Deal(lead vocals and guitar), her twin sister Kelley Deal (guitar and backing vocals), Jose Medeles (drums andpercussion), Mando Lopez (bass guitar) and Cheryl Lyndsey (guitar); Kim Deal has been the band's sole continual member. Their first album, Pod (1990), received critical acclaim but was not commercially successful. The Breeders' most successful album, 1993's Last Splash, produced the hit single "Cannonball". The band's fourth album, Mountain Battles, was released in 2008. The band's name is gay slang for heterosexuals.
