The Pixies are an American alternative rock band formed in 1986,in Boston,Massachusetts. Until 2013,the band consisted of Black Francis,Joey Santiago,Kim Deal and David Lovering (drums). They disbanded acrimoniously in 1993 but reunited in 2004. After Deal left in 2013,the Pixies hired Kim Shattuck as a touring bassist. She was replaced that year by Paz Lenchantin,who became a full member in 2016,and recorded three studio albums with the band before departing in 2024.
Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV is an American singer,guitarist,and songwriter. He is the frontman of the alternative rock band Pixies,with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993,he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black. After releasing two albums with record label 4AD and one with American Recordings,he left the label and formed a new band,Frank Black and the Catholics. He re-adopted the name Black Francis in 2007.
Kimberley Ann Deal is an American musician. She was the original bassist and co-vocalist in the alternative rock band Pixies from 1986 to 1993 and 2004 to 2013,and is the frontwoman of the Breeders,which she formed in 1989.
Un Chien Andalou is a 1929 French- Spanish surrealist silent short film directed,produced and edited by Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel,who also co-wrote the screenplay with Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. Buñuel's first film,it was initially released in a limited capacity at Studio des Ursulines in Paris,but became popular and ran for eight months.
Doolittle is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band Pixies,released on April 17,1989,on 4AD records. Its idiosyncratic lyrics were written by the Pixies' main songwriter and lead vocalist Black Francis,and allude to surrealist imagery,biblical violence and descriptions of torture and death. Their 1988 album Surfer Rosa was highly acclaimed,leading to high expectations for its follow up. Doolittle was an instant critical success,and became their break-through album. It was especially well received in Europe,where the British music weeklies Melody Maker and Sounds both named it as their album of the year.
Come On Pilgrim is the debut mini-album by the American alternative rock band Pixies,released on September 28,1987,on 4AD. Produced by Gary Smith,the release consists of eight tracks from a seventeen-song recording session that the band had recorded at Fort Apache Studios in March 1987.
Joseph Alberto Santiago is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986,Santiago is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative rock band Pixies. After the band's breakup in 1993,Santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentaries,and he formed The Martinis with his ex-wife,Linda Mallari. He also contributed to albums by Charles Douglas and former Pixies band-mate Frank Black. Santiago resumed his role as the Pixies' lead guitarist when they reunited in 2004.
David Sullivan Lovering is an American musician and magician. He is best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band Pixies,which he joined in 1986. After the band's breakup in 1993,Lovering drummed with several other acts,including The Martinis,Cracker,Nitzer Ebb and Tanya Donelly. He also pursued a magic career as the Scientific Phenomenalist,performing scientific and physics-based experiments on stage. When the Pixies reunited in 2004,Lovering returned as the band's drummer.
Pixies is an EP by the American alternative rock band of the same name,released in 2002 by SpinART Records in the U.S.,Cooking Vinyl in the UK and Sonic Unyon in Canada. It consists of the remaining songs from the band's original 17-track demo tape,eight songs of which were released in 1987 as the band's debut,Come On Pilgrim. All 17 songs were recorded by Gary Smith at Fort Apache Studios in March 1987.
Death to the Pixies was the first Pixies best-of compilation,released by 4AD in the UK on October 6,1997,and 4AD/Elektra the following day in the United States to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the band's debut. It covered the years 1987 to 1991. It is now out of print,having been replaced by the 2004 compilation Wave of Mutilation:Best of Pixies. A limited edition of the compilation also included a second CD with a live performance taken from Vredenburg,Utrecht,Netherlands on September 25,1990.
Complete 'B' Sides is a compilation album of songs by American alternative rock band Pixies. It features the B-sides for seven out of eight of their UK singles,as well as for one USA single,from the 1980s and 1990s. The eighth,"Letter to Memphis",had no B-sides. These singles are:
- "Gigantic" (1988)
- "Monkey Gone to Heaven" (1989)
- "Here Comes Your Man" (1989)
- "Velouria" (1990)
- "Dig for Fire" (1990)
- "Planet of Sound" (1991)
- "Alec Eiffel" (USA) (1991)
"Here Comes Your Man" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies,written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis. Produced by Gil Norton,it was released as the second single from the group's second album Doolittle in June 1989.
"Gigantic" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies,co-written by bassist Kim Deal and lead vocalist/guitarist Black Francis. The song appeared on the band's first full-length studio album,Surfer Rosa,released in 1988. One of the longest songs on the album,"Gigantic" was released as the band's first single later that year.
"Monkey Gone to Heaven" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies. Recorded in November 1988 during the sessions for the band's 1989 album Doolittle,it was released as a single in March,and included as the seventh track on the album when it was released a month later in April. The song was written and sung by frontman Black Francis and was produced by Gil Norton. Referencing environmentalism and biblical numerology,the song's lyrics mirrored themes that were explored in Doolittle. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" was the first Pixies song to feature guest musicians:two cellists,Arthur Fiacco and Ann Rorich,and two violinists,Karen Karlsrud and Corine Metter.
"Dig for Fire" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies. The song appeared on their 1990 album Bossanova,and was released as a single in October 1990.
"Head On" is a song written by Jim Reid and William Reid of the Scottish alternative rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain. It was originally recorded for the group's 1989 album Automatic and was released as a single in November 1989.
The discography of Pixies,an American alternative rock band,includes eight studio albums,twelve singles,seven compilations,one mini-LP,and five EPs as of October 2022.
"Crackity Jones" is an alternative rock song by the American band Pixies,and is the ninth track on their 1989 album Doolittle. Written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis,"Crackity Jones" describes a crazed roommate and was inspired by Francis' stay in an apartment block with a "weirdo,psycho,gay roommate" in Puerto Rico as a student.
"Wave of Mutilation" is an alternative rock song by the American band Pixies,and is the third track on their 1989 album Doolittle. Written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis,the song was inspired by articles about Japanese businessmen committing murder-suicides by driving into the ocean. The song also references a lyric from the Charles Manson-penned "Cease to Exist," released by the Beach Boys as "Never Learn Not to Love."
Doggerel is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock band Pixies,released on September 30,2022,by BMG Rights Management. It was produced by Tom Dalgety and preceded by the singles "There's a Moon On","Vault of Heaven" and "Dregs of the Wine".
