The Amps were an indie-rock band from Dayton, Ohio. Formed by Kim Deal in 1995 after The Breeders went on hiatus, they first began touring as "Tammy Ampersand and the Amps" (a name inspired by friend Robert Pollard) but it was later shortened to "The Amps. " Their album Pacer was released on Halloween of 1995. It is widely believed to consist mostly of songs intended for The Breeders' follow-up album to the platinum Last Splash.

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  • The Amps were an indie-rock band from Dayton, Ohio. Formed by Kim Deal in 1995 after The Breeders went on hiatus, they first began touring as "Tammy Ampersand and the Amps" (a name inspired by friend Robert Pollard) but it was later shortened to "The Amps. " Their album Pacer was released on Halloween of 1995. It is widely believed to consist mostly of songs intended for The Breeders' follow-up album to the platinum Last Splash. Kim Deal originally intended to play all of the instruments herself, even going so far to learn the drums (she knew guitar and bass already, having played guitar in The Breeders and bass in The Pixies), but in the end she recruited Jim Macpherson, the drummer from The Breeders, and Luis Lerma and Nate Farley, two friends from Dayton, to play on the album and tour. Pacer sold poorly, despite generally good reviews. Perhaps anticipating a hit along the lines of Last Splash, Elektra had ordered a huge first pressing, leading to the widespread availability of discounted copies of Pacer in used-record and dollar stores. The Amps continued to tour until the summer of 1996, including a lucrative gig opening for the first Foo Fighters tour, when Kim called off a series of shows and festivals to reform the Breeders. Guitarist Nate Farley and drummer Jim Macpherson went on to join Guided by Voices, although everyone else was temporarily folded into a new (but short-lived) lineup of The Breeders.
  • The Amps fue una banda de indie rock de Dayton, Ohio, Estados Unidos. Formada por Kim Deal en 1995 después de que The Breeders se tomaran un descanso, comenzaron a actuar bajo el nombre de "Tammy Ampersand and the Amps" (un nombre inspirado en su amigo Robert Pollard) y después se acortó a "The Amps". Su álbum Pacer fue lanzado el día de Halloween de 1995. Está repleto de canciones que iban a ser para el futuro álbum de The Breeders, después de Last Splash. Kim Deal originalmente iba a tocar todos los instrumentos del álbum, llegando incluso a aprender a tocar la batería (ya sabía guitarra y bajo, habiendo tocado guitarra con The Breeders y el bajo con The Pixies), aunque al final reclutó a Jim Macpherson, batería de The Breeders y a Luis Lerma y Nate Farley, dos amigos de Dayton, para tocar en el álbum y salir de gira. Pacer tuvo poco éxito de ventas, aunque en general recibió buenas críticas. Quizás esperando un éxito similar a Last Splash, Elektra hizo un prensado incial del álbum demasiado grande, llevando a que el álbum se tuviera que vender en tiendas de segunda manos . The Amps estuvieron de gira hasta el verano de 1996, incluyendo ser teloneros de la primera gira de Foo Fighters, hasta que Kim disolvió la banda y anuló varios conciertos y festivales para volver a reunir a Breeders. El guitarrista Nate Farley y el batería Jim Macpherson se unieron a Guided by Voices, aunque todos los demás se reubicaron en la nueva formación de The Breeders.
  • The Amps est un groupe indie-rock de Dayton (Ohio). Il s'agit d'un projet parallèle de Kim Deal, en marge des Breeders (ce dernier étant lui même né en marge des Pixies). Le groupe est né en 1995, année de sortie de leur unique album "Pacer" et depuis un retour d'activité des Breeders en 1997, Kim Deal n'a pas fait évoluer ce projet davantage : le groupe est donc en hiatus depuis de nombreuses années.
  • The Amps var en amerikansk rockgrupp bildad 1994 av Kim Deal, Jim MacPherson, Nathan Farley och Luis Lerma, som ett sidoprojekt till Deals tillfälligt insomnade band The Breeders. The Amps enda album Pacer (1995) var en primitiv och rå lo-fi-produktion, dock inte utan spår av Deals melodiösare popådra, uttryckt i bland annat titelspåret. När bandet turnerade året därpå var det som en ny inkarnation av The Breeders. Medlemmarna i bandet fasades dock snart ut och The Breeders föll åter i träda. När gruppen återuppstod för skivan Title TK (2002) hade den inte längre spår av The Amps utan bestod enbart av Kim och tvillingsystern Kelly Deal.
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  • The Amps were an indie-rock band from Dayton, Ohio. Formed by Kim Deal in 1995 after The Breeders went on hiatus, they first began touring as "Tammy Ampersand and the Amps" (a name inspired by friend Robert Pollard) but it was later shortened to "The Amps. " Their album Pacer was released on Halloween of 1995. It is widely believed to consist mostly of songs intended for The Breeders' follow-up album to the platinum Last Splash.
  • The Amps fue una banda de indie rock de Dayton, Ohio, Estados Unidos. Formada por Kim Deal en 1995 después de que The Breeders se tomaran un descanso, comenzaron a actuar bajo el nombre de "Tammy Ampersand and the Amps" (un nombre inspirado en su amigo Robert Pollard) y después se acortó a "The Amps". Su álbum Pacer fue lanzado el día de Halloween de 1995. Está repleto de canciones que iban a ser para el futuro álbum de The Breeders, después de Last Splash.
  • The Amps est un groupe indie-rock de Dayton (Ohio). Il s'agit d'un projet parallèle de Kim Deal, en marge des Breeders (ce dernier étant lui même né en marge des Pixies). Le groupe est né en 1995, année de sortie de leur unique album "Pacer" et depuis un retour d'activité des Breeders en 1997, Kim Deal n'a pas fait évoluer ce projet davantage : le groupe est donc en hiatus depuis de nombreuses années.
  • The Amps var en amerikansk rockgrupp bildad 1994 av Kim Deal, Jim MacPherson, Nathan Farley och Luis Lerma, som ett sidoprojekt till Deals tillfälligt insomnade band The Breeders. The Amps enda album Pacer (1995) var en primitiv och rå lo-fi-produktion, dock inte utan spår av Deals melodiösare popådra, uttryckt i bland annat titelspåret. När bandet turnerade året därpå var det som en ny inkarnation av The Breeders.
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