[8] During the Lollapalooza tour in summer 1994, Deal mentioned to those around her that she wanted her next project to be solo,[9] "something quick and dirty, under the radar ... without the pressure of following up [Last Splash's hit single] 'Cannonball'".
In 2013, Wiggs said to interviewers including Spin's Amanda Petrusich that in 1995 she had offered to rejoin if the next album would be a Breeders' release, but that she was convinced Deal wanted to do a side project.
[8] Whatever Deal's motivation, in 1995 she formed a group named the Amps, with fellow Daytonians Macpherson, Luis Lerma, and Nate Farley;[14] Kelley had to leave the project due to her drug treatment.
[12] During Deal's attempted recording sessions in 1997, bandmates and studio musicians found her behavior and demanding musical standards to create a difficult working environment;[20][21][22] members including Macpherson quit the group.
[44] Concert locations that were subsequently for May and June included a May 2 show at Oberlin College in the Breeders' home state of Ohio, as well as music festivals in Alabama and in Nîmes, France.
[42] The band also later added legs of the tour in South and North America, and Australia, in July to October, and further dates in the USA in December, finishing with a New Year's Eve performance in Austin, Texas.
[42] Support bands on the tour included the Connections,[45] Parquet Courts,[46] Beach Day,[47] Speedy Ortiz,[48] and Imperial Teen.