The Breeders have shared a previously unreleased version of their Last Splash song “Divine Hammer,” featuring Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis on vocals, fittingly titled “Divine Mascis.” It will appear on their 30th anniversary reissue of the seminal album, which comes out this Friday, September 22, via 4AD. Listen to the new version below.
“At the time, J Mascis was a guitar god… we sent him the tape to put guitar on, so when it came back and he’s got rid of our voices and just put his vocal on, we were like, ‘Wha?!’ But it’s really cute,” Kelley Deal told Uncut. “There’s a freshness to it, and it’s just so weird. I like his voice and the idiosyncratic way he sings and delivers lines. So I thought it was really neat.”
For this reissue, Last Splash was remastered from its original analog tapes, and it arrives with two unearthed archival songs, including “Go Man Go.” Back in 2013, the Breeders rang in the 20th anniversary of the LP with the LSXX reissue. Five years later, the album was re-pressed on vinyl.
To commemorate the 1993 album’s big year, the Breeders are playing the record on tour with support from Belly, Screaming Females, and Horsegirl at select stops. Once that wraps up, the Breeders will perform eight shows with Olivia Rodrigo on her Guts World Tour, opening for her at both New York’s Madison Square Garden and Inglewood’s Kia Forum in 2024.
Read about Last Splash at No. 35 on Pitchfork’s list of “The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s.”
