Biography:
The Amps were a band from Dayton, Ohio. Formed by Kim Deal in 1995 after her group the Breeders went on hiatus, they released the album Pacer later that year. Kim Deal originally intended to play all of the instruments herself, but eventually she recruited Jim Macpherson, the drummer from the Breeders, and Luis Lerma and Nate Farley, two friends from Dayton, to play on the album and tour. The Amps continued as a group until mid-1996, when Deal reformed the Breeders.