Mountain Battles

Mountain Battles
Studio album by The Breeders
Released	April 7, 2008
Recorded	2004–2007
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	36:42
Label	4AD
Producer	Steve Albini, Erika Larson, Manny Nieto, Ben Mumphrey
The Breeders chronology
Title TK (2002) Mountain Battles (2008) Fate to Fatal (EP) (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Billboard	(?)[2]
Blender	[3]
NME	(8/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media	(7.5/10)[5]
The Stranger	[6]

Mountain Battles is the fourth album from the American alternative rock band The Breeders. The album was released on April 7, 2008 by 4AD in the United Kingdom and April 8, 2008 in the United States.

Kim and Kelley Deal can be seen writing and recording an early demo for "Walk it Off" in the Pixies reunion documentary loudQUIETloud. In December 2007, Pitchfork Media reported the first details about the album and its release, as well as a track listing. The album was gradually recorded in a number of different locales by engineers including Steve Albini, Erika Larson, Manny Nieto and Ben Mumphrey.^[7]

A song from the album, "We're Gonna Rise", was briefly available to listen to on the band's MySpace profile. It was then replaced with another song, "Bang On". Eventually, all of the songs from the album were made available on Myspace.

Mountain Battles entered the UK Album Chart at 46.

Track listing

All songs composed by Kim Deal except as noted.

1. "Overglazed" – 2:15
2. "Bang On" – 2:03
3. "Night of Joy" – 3:26
4. "We're Gonna Rise" – 3:53
5. "German Studies" – 2:16
6. "Spark" – 2:39
7. "Istanbul" – 2:58
8. "Walk It Off" – 2:46
9. "Regalame Esta Noche" (Roberto Cantoral) – 2:52
10. "Here No More" – 2:39
11. "No Way" – 2:33
12. "It's the Love" (The Tasties)– 2:28
13. "Mountain Battles" – 3:54
14. "German Demonstration" – 1:36 (iTunes bonus track)

Personnel

• Kim Deal – guitar, vocals
• Kelley Deal – guitar, vocals
• Mando Lopez – bass
• Jose Medeles – drums
• Steve Albini – engineer

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Billboard review
3. ^ Blender review
4. ^ NME review
5. ^ Pitchfork Media review
6. ^ The Stranger review
7. ^ Thompson, Paul. "The Breeders Return With Mountain Battles". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/47454-the-breeders-return-with-imountain-battlesi. Retrieved 2007-12-04.