Kim Deal Shares Video for ‘Big Ben Beat’ Directed by Richard Ayoade

Today, Kim Deal releases the video for ‘Big Ben Beat’, a track from her debut album Nobody Loves You More that was released in November last year. The compelling video, directed by and featuring long-time fan Richard Ayoade, also stars Kim Deal, Savages drummer Fay Milton, and Richard’s own family. Other notable credits include DOP’s Erik Wilson (who worked with Ayoade on The Double and Submarine) and Christopher Ross (Shōgun, The Swimmers), and Academy Award winning editor and frequent collaborator Chris Dickens (Slumdog Millionaire, Hot Fuzz).

“Kim Deal has few equals – the starting point of her work is genius. And then it goes up from there.”
– Richard Ayoade

Check out the ‘Big Ben Beat’ video HERE or via the player below.

Kim Deal will be kicking off her headline tour with a spectacular sold-out one-off show at London’s Barbican Centre on 1 March joined by a small orchestra, her touring band and special guests. Kim will then play shows across the US before returning for further UK and European dates in June. Tickets go on sale on Thursday 27 February at 10am local time, with pre-sale available from Tuesday 25 February at 10am local (using code BIGBENBEAT). Full tour dates are below (new dates in bold) and for tickets and further information head HERE.

KIM DEAL TOUR DATES
20 February – DAYTON, OH, USA, The Brightside* [SOLD OUT]
21 February – CINCINNATI, OH, USA, The Woodward Theater* [SOLD OUT]
1 March – LONDON, UK, Barbican Centre [SOLD OUT]
6 March – NORWALK, CT, USA, District Music Hall^
7 March – WOODSTOCK, NY, USA, Bearsville Theater^
8 March – ASBURY PARK, NJ, USA, The Stone Pony^
10 March – BOSTON, MA, USA, The Wilbur &
13 March – NEW YORK, NY, USA, Brooklyn Paramount &
14 March – PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA, Keswick Theatre &
15 March – WASHINGTON, DC, USA, Capitol Turnaround &
21 March – SANTA CRUZ, CA, USA, Rio Theatre
23 March – PORTLAND, OR, USA, Revolution Hall %
24 March – SEATTLE, WA, USA, Neptune Theatre %
26 March – SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, The Fillmore %
27 March – LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, The Belasco %
29 March – PIONEERTOWN, CA, USA, Pappy and Harriet’s %
30 March – SAN DIEGO, CA, USA, Observatory North Park %
7 June – BARCELONA, SPAIN, Primavera Sound – Barcelona
8 June – BARCELONA, SPAIN, Primavera a la Ciutat – Paral×lel 62 (Primavera a la Ciutat) 
10 June – ANTWERP, BELGIUM, De Roma
11 June – PARIS, FRANCE, Le Trianon
12 June – BORDEAUX, FRANCE, Le Rocher de Palmer
14 June – PORTO, PORTUGAL, Primavera Sound – Porto
16 June – DUBLIN, IRELAND, Vicar St
17 June – MANCHESTER, UK, New Century
18 June – WOLVERHAMPTON, UK, The Wulfrun Hall
20 June – LONDON, UK, Roundhouse
21 June – ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, Theater Rotterdam
22 June – BERLIN, GERMANY, Metropol
24 June – ZAGREB, CROATIA, INmusic Festival

*w/ bnny
^w/ Hello Mary
& w/ Ratboys
% w/ Morgan Nagler

In keeping with Deal’s meticulous approach to her art, Nobody Loves You More was refined over several years; its oldest songs, ‘Are You Mine?’ and ‘Wish I Was’, were written and originally recorded in 2011 shortly after Deal came off the Pixies’ “Lost Cities Tour” and relocated to Los Angeles (early versions of those songs were included in a 2013 self-released five-part, ten-song seven-inch vinyl series). Along the way Deal enlisted a variety of collaborators from Breeders past and present (Mando Lopez, twin sister Kelley Deal, Jim Macpherson, Britt Walford), to Raymond McGinley (Teenage Fanclub), Jack Lawrence (Raconteurs), Savages’ Fay Milton and Ayse Hassan, and Steve Albini, who recorded much of the record. Nobody Loves You More was mixed by Marta Salogni and mastered by Heba Kadry.

Every song has a story behind it, from the winter vacations with her parents in Florida Keys (‘Summerland’), wedding band covers of ‘Margaritaville’ (‘Coast’) to her mother’s dementia (‘Are You Mine?’). All in all, the record is a celebration of Deal’s unmatched artistry, nodding not only to her career highlights with celebrated bands across the alternative landscape (Pixies, The Amps, The Breeders), but also to her immovable cultural weight influencing musicians like Kurt Cobain and Olivia Rodrigo through the generations.

Nobody Loves You More is available digitally and on CD, cassette (Bandcamp only), standard black vinyl, Florida Orange vinyl (indie retail only) and Dazzling Galaxy vinyl (4AD & artist store only). To order, head HERE.