Fate to Fatal  Fate to Fatal is an EP by the American alternative rock band the Breeders, released on Period Music, on April 21, 2009. It was recorded in three different locations by multiple engineers: the title track was recorded at the Fortress Studios, London with producer Gareth Parton; "The Last Time", which features lead vocals by Mark Lanegan, and "Pinnacle Hollow" were recorded by Ben Mumphrey in Dayton, OH; "Chances Are", a cover of a Bob Marley song, was recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago. The Breeders released their fourth studio album, "Mountain Battles", in the spring of 2008, and the Deals continued writing new songs. Near the end of their 2008 tour, they were in the United Kingdom, and decided to record the new composition "Fate to Fatal" at Fortress Studios in London. The song took about two days to record and mix, including time spent moving their musical equipment into the studio and setting up. The engineer was Gareth Parton, with assistants Tom Morris and Nick Trepka. Later, the Breeders found out that they would be curating the All Tomorrow's Parties music festival—held on May 15, 2009 in Minehead, United Kingdom. They had been playing their "Mountain Battles" material for several months, and decided that it would be nice to have new songs to perform. Their first thought was to put out one or two songs on a single, but subsequently decided to release an EP instead. They had three original compositions that they wanted to release, but felt that this would be too short for an EP, so they decided to also do a cover of Bob Marley's "Chances Are". They recorded this at Electrical Audio in Chicago, with engineer Steve Albini and assistants Dominique D'Amico and Gregoire Yeche. The Breeders recorded "Pinnacle Hollow" and "The Last Time" in Kim Deal's basement, at her home in Dayton, Ohio, with engineer Ben Mumphrey. Kim and Kelley recorded the latter track in January 2009; Breeders Mondo Lopez and Jose Medeles were not present. They then sent the track to Mark Lanegan, who recorded his vocals elsewhere, and sent it back to them. The assistant engineer for "Pinnacle Hollow" was James Hutchinson. Reviewers have characterized "Fate to Fatal" as "ramshackle", "jarring and ... exuberant". The music and singing alternates between loud and quiet, reminiscent of the dynamic that Kim's former group, Pixies, is known for.