The Breeders: Title TK (Elektra)

IT ALWAYS felt easier to blame the demise of the Pixies on Frank Black. The way the group split — Black announced it to the public before he told his bandmates — just solidified the frontman's reputation as an incredibly talented person who was largely an asshole. But the new Breeders album, Title TK, might make some reconsider the blame game. Perhaps Kim Deal really is as hard to deal with as Black alleged, considering what a half-assed job she has done with this new album.