The Breeders evoke the feminine side of the Pixies…pretty obvious, I know, since lead vocalist Kim Deal is indeed one half of the Pixies’ twofold voice. Her latest effort, Mountain Battles, is quiet yet not entirely peaceful. “We’re Gonna Rise” is achingly familiar of songs found on 1990’s Pod (certainly the most essential album of their career), but, after lulling you into a trance, the guitar charges forward and the instruments swell around echoed vocals. Generally less poppy than the likes of “Cannonball,” Mountain Battles exudes maturity along with experimentation, particularly on its title track, where single guitar notes hum dimly in long drags behind Deal’s precious voice. And then there’s “Regalame Esta Noche”—I mean, what’s a Kim Deal project without at least one song in Spanish!