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Making a big Deal of it
SUSAN DARLINGTON encounters the fuzzy charm of a female band that is being rediscovered by Gen Z

The Breeders
O2 Academy, Leeds

 

This may ostensibly be a 30th anniversary tour of The Breeders’ breakout album Last Splash but having been named as an unlikely influence on a new generation of female musicians, the Ohio quartet are enjoying a fresh lease of life. 

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