Deal is widely known as an original member of the alternative rock band Pixies, where she was a bassist and co-vocalist. The tour announcement comes alongside her first solo album release. Following a show in Chicago on album release day, she will start touring in March 2025, beginning with a show in London. She will then perform a string of shows across her native US and just two shows in Europe.

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Upon joining the Pixies in 1986, Deal used the stage name Mrs. John Murphy, and performed with them from 1986 to 1993, releasing albums “Come on Surfer”, “Pilgrim Rosa” and “Doolittle”. During the hiatus, she formed another band called the Breeders in 1989, with Tanya Donelly, Josephine Wiggs and Britt Walford, who were all members of other bands prior to this. Later Deal’s twin sister would join the band, replacing Donelly. It was due to her twin sister’s drug rehabilitation that the Breeders went on hiatus. She then performed under another stage name Tammy Ampersand for a time. Later Deal would reform the Breeders to release “Title TK” (2002) and “Mountain Battles” (2008), and also reunite with the Pixies when they reformed in 2004.

After a string of solo singles such as, “Walking with a Killer” (2012), “Hot Shot” (2013), “Are You Mine?” (2013) and “Beautiful Moon Clear” (2014), Deal didn’t release any solo work for another ten years until this year when she put out “Coast” (2024). This song is included on the track list for her album, with ten other songs making the album 11 songs long. “Nobody Loves You More” is the album’s name and the lead single. The album boasts a decidedly more pop sound than her previous group work and has garnered some high-standing reviews. 

The Guardian rates the album 4 out of 5 stars, focussing particularly on the two pre released songs “Coast” and “Nobody Loves You More”. According to their official review, “Throughout, Deal’s authorial voice remains constant, her mellifluous pop often undercut by gnarlier interference. But there are late-career surprises – none finer than the strings arrangements that arrive on the pristine title track, or the horns that punctuate Coast.” NME also gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying, “That microcosm is the exact beauty of ‘Nobody Loves You More’, which combines her strengths with her evergreen knack of embracing the moment into a collection that exudes maturity and class.”

With such high praise, anticipation for shows is likely to increase! Ticketing information for the UK show can be found here. The rest of the tour information can be found here, on the official Kim Deal website.

The band announced the stretch of dates on social media with the caption, “For the first time ever – playing #Bossanova & #TrompeLeMonde in their entireties + others from the catalogue, 3 night residencies in intimate venues.”

The noisy American alt-rock band will be taking their classic 90s albums on the road in March next year. The band will start with a three-day residency at the Olympia in Dublin on the 8^th March, then play three shows at the Albert Hall in Manchester starting on the 12^th March, and before playing three consecutive dates at the O2 Forum Kentish Forum in London starting on the 16^th March.

They will then travel to Amsterdam playing three shows at the Paradiso and conclude the tour in Paris with a residency at the L’Olympia.

Tickets will be on sale from Friday 9^th June at 9 am BST / 10 am CET. For tickets see here.

Nearly 33 years ago, Pixies released their third studio album Bossanova on 4AD featuring the two energetic singles “Velouria” and “Dig for Fire”. The record reached number 3 in the UK and 70 on the US Billboard 200. Listen to the single “Velouria” below:

The following year the band released Trompe de Monde also produced by Gil Norton and released via 4AD. The critically adored album is the last Pixies record to feature bassist Kim Deal and the last album recorded before the band’s decade-long hiatus. Stand-out tracks include “Alec Eiffel” about the engineer who designed the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty, “Letter to Memphis” Black Francis’ take on Chuck Berry’s song “Memphis, Tennessee”, and the band’s upbeat cover of the Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Head On”. Listen to the cheeky single “Alec Eiffel” below:

Currently, Black Francis and the gang are embarking on the second leg of their North America in support of their latest and eighth studio album Doggerel. This March the band completed the European and UK leg of the tour at The Roundhouse in London. Released last year, the album was recorded during the pandemic in an eco-friendly studio in Gulliford and produced by English producer Tom Dalgety. The album included the three singles “There’s a Moon On“, “Vault of Heaven“, and “Dregs of Wine“. Listen to the album’s lead single “There’s a Moon On” below:

Pixies now consists of lead singer Black Francis, Joey Santiago on lead guitar, David Lovering on drums, and Paz Lenchantin on bass. In March last year, the band broke their 2 year long hiatus to drop the non-album single “Human Crime“.

See below for Pixies’ upcoming UK and Europe tour dates:

08/03/23 – Olympia – Dublin
09/03 – Olympia – Dublin
10/03 – Olympia – Dublin
12/03 – Albert Hall – Manchester
13/03 – Albert Hall – Manchester
14/03 – Albert Hall – Manchester
16/03 – O2 Forum Kentish Forum – London
17/03 – O2 Forum Kentish Forum – London
18/03 – O2 Forum Kentish Forum – London
20/03 – Paradiso – Amsterdam
21/03 – Paradiso – Amsterdam
22/03 – Paradiso – Amsterdam
25/03 – L’Olympia – Paris
26/03 – L’Olympia – Paris
27/03 – L’Olympia – Paris