Legacy of The Breeders
Artists and genres The Breeders directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Speedy OrtizartistSpeedy Ortiz is an American indie rock band from Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. Originally a solo project for founder Sadie Dupuis, from 2011 a full band incarnation has released three EPs and three LPs mostly on Carpark Records. As of 2022, the band consists of Dupuis, Audrey Zee Whitesides, Andy Molholt, and Joey Doubek.
Morella's ForestartistMorella's Forest was a band from Dayton, Ohio which formed in 1992. They released three albums on Tooth and Nail Records and one with an independent label. Their signature sound is noise pop or space music comparable to Starflyer 59 or the Breeders.
Giant DragartistGiant Drag is an American indie rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2003 by singer and guitarist Annie Hardy and drummer and keyboardist Micah Calabrese. After releasing their debut EP, Lemona in 2004, the band released their debut studio album, Hearts and Unicorns (2005) through Kickball Records, a subsidiary of Interscope.
AnikaartistAnika is a British and German singer-songwriter, musician, political journalist and poet.
The Velvet TeenartistThe Velvet Teen is an American independent rock trio from Sonoma County, California.
PawsartistPaws are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 2010. To date, they have released five studio albums via FatCat Records and Ernest Jenning.
StarcrawlerartistStarcrawler is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 2015. The band consists of lead singer Arrow de Wilde, guitarist Henri Cash, bassist Tim Franco, drummer Seth Carolina, and pedal steel/guitar player Bill Cash. They have released three studio albums: Starcrawler (2018), Devour You (2019) and She Said (2022).
Violet GrohlartistViolet Maye Grohl is an American singer. She is the eldest daughter of Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Her debut album, Be Sweet to Me, was released through Auroura and Republic Records on May 29, 2026.
Nirvanaartist
Bellyartist
The AmpsartistThe Amps were an American alternative rock band formed by Kim Deal in 1995, while her band the Breeders went on hiatus. The group consisted of Deal, on lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Luis Lerma on bass; Nate Farley on lead guitar; and Jim Macpherson of the Breeders on drums. Kelley Deal, Kim's sister, was also briefly involved, but had to leave the band due to drug problems. The group was named when Kim Deal started calling herself Tammy Ampersand for fun, and the band Tammy and the Amps. They recorded the album Pacer in the United States and Ireland.
Guided by Voicesartist
A Quick OneartistA Quick One is the second studio album by the English rock band the Who, released on 9 December 1966. In the United States, where the song "Happy Jack" was a top 40 hit, the album was released in April 1967 under the title Happy Jack with a slightly altered track listing.
JulieartistLA trio bridging 90s slowcore heaviness and shoegaze prettiness.
Total Life ForeverartistTotal Life Forever is the second studio album by British indie rock band Foals, released on 10 May 2010 through Transgressive Records. Prior to the album's release, the band described it as sounding "like the dream of an eagle dying". It was produced by Luke Smith, and was recorded at Svenska Grammofon Studion in Gothenburg. Upon its release, the album charted in numerous countries worldwide, including number eight on the UK Albums Chart.
Nilüfer Yanyaartist