The Amps - Pacer

Name: The Amps - Pacer
Uploaded: 1995-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Released in October 1995 on 4AD (UK) and Elektra (US), 'Pacer' was the title track of the Amps' only album — a side project Kim Deal formed during the Breeders' hiatus following the massive success of 'Last Splash' (1993). The band assembled around Deal included Breeders drummer Jim Macpherson and Dayton, Ohio musicians Nate Farley and…

1995 · Mid-90s Alt-Rock/Indie Underground (1995) · music video

1995Mid-90s Alt-Rock/Indie Underground (1995)Mid-90s indie rock / lo-fi garage punk underground (4AD/Elektra college radio circuit)

What this video is

Released in October 1995 on 4AD (UK) and Elektra (US), 'Pacer' was the title track of the Amps' only album — a side project Kim Deal formed during the Breeders' hiatus following the massive success of 'Last Splash' (1993). The band assembled around Deal included Breeders drummer Jim Macpherson and Dayton, Ohio musicians Nate Farley and Luis Lerma. The album's lo-fi, garage-punk ethos aligned it closely with the…

Why it matters

Represents the lo-fi garage-punk wing of mid-90s American alternative rock, distinct from the grunge mainstream. The Amps sat at the crossroads of the Pixies/Breeders lineage and the Dayton/GBV slacker-rock underground, making this video a document of a culturally significant but commercially…

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