>>126956786She wasn't bad in the 80s when she was using more of a half-spoken style and their music was more atmospheric. Songs like Beauty Lies in the Eye, Pacific Coast Highway, The Sprawl, etc.
Once they went for a more direct sound in the 90s, she started screeching like an actual spastic over everything. I can't tolerate it and skip most of her songs on the 90s-00s albums.
They could manage without her but they'd need a suitable replacement. That nerd from Pavement doesn't even cut it on bass, never mind contributing creatively, doing vocals, or having any charisma.