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| band_name = Pixies

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| caption = Pixies, pictured early in their career – Black Francis, Kim Deal, Dave Lovering, and Joey Santiago

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| origin = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]

| countryname = [[United States]] = Pixies

| image = Pixies_KTF_March_2024.jpg

| years_active = 1986–1993<br />2004–present

| music_genrecaption = [[AlternativeThe Pixies performing in rock]]2024

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| record_label = [[4AD Records|4AD]]<br />[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]<br />Spin Art<br />Artemis

| background = group_or_band

| current_members = [[Black Francis]]<br />[[Kim Deal]]<br />[[Dave Lovering]]<br />[[Joey Santiago]]

| origin = [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S.

| past_members =

| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[indie rock]]|[[noise pop]]|[[punk rock]]|[[surf rock]]}}

| discography = [[Pixies discography]]

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*2004–present

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'''Pixies''' (frequently referred to as ''The Pixies'') are an [[United States|American]] [[alternative rock]] music group formed in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] in [[1986]].<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bbx68mpm39f5o Pixies]." ''[[All Music Guide]]''. Retrieved [[June 13]], [[2005]].</ref> The group disbanded in 1993 but reunited in 2004. [[Frank Black|Black Francis]] ([[vocals]], [[rhythm guitar]]), [[Joey Santiago]] ([[lead guitar]]), [[Kim Deal]] ([[bass guitar]], vocals), and [[Dave Lovering|David Lovering]] ([[drum]]s) have been the group's continual members. Pixies found only modest success in their home country, but were significantly more successful in the [[United Kingdom]] and elsewhere in [[Europe]].<ref name="American alt-rock">Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=19:T578 American Alternative Rock/Post-Punk]". ''[[All Music Guide]]'' Retrieved [[May 20]] [[2006]].</ref>

*[[4AD]]

*[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]

*[[Cooking Vinyl]]

*[[Spin Art Records|Spin Art]]

*Artemis

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*[[PIAS Recordings|PIAS]]

*[[BMG Rights Management|BMG]]

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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

*[[The Amps]]

*[[The Breeders]]

*[[Frank Black and the Catholics]]

*[[Grand Duchy (band)|Grand Duchy]]

*[[The Martinis]]

*[[The Muffs]]

*[[The Pandoras]]

*[[A Perfect Circle]]

*[[The Entrance Band]]

*[[Band of Skulls]]

}}

| current_members = *[[Black Francis]]

*[[Joey Santiago]]

*[[David Lovering]]

*Emma Richardson

| past_members = *[[Kim Deal]]

The group is frequently posited as the immediate forebearer of the alternative rock boom of the early 1990s, though they disbanded before reaping any of the benefits this might have brought them. Avowed fan [[Kurt Cobain]]'s acknowledgement of the debt [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] owed to the Pixies,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.4ad.com/pixies/ephemera/kurt-cobain-on-p/ | title=Kurt Cobain on Pixies and The Breeders | accessdate=2006-09-02}}</ref> along with similar tributes by other alternative bands, ensured that the Pixies' legacy grew substantially in the years following their demise.

*[[Paz Lenchantin]]

}}

The<!--- WP:THE policy: "If a band is officially known without a definite article, but the members typically refer to their group as "the (Name)" in everyday speech, then the definite article should be included in running prose."" ---> '''Pixies''' are an American [[alternative rock]] band from [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], formed in 1986 by [[Black Francis]] (vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriter), [[Joey Santiago]] (lead guitar), [[Kim Deal]] (bass, vocals) and [[David Lovering]] (drums).

==Background==

The Pixies are associated with the 1990s [[alternative rock]] boom, and draw on elements including [[punk rock]] and [[surf music|surf rock]]. Their music is known for dynamic "loud-quiet-loud" shifts and song structures. Francis is the primary songwriter; his often surreal lyrics cover offbeat subjects such as extraterrestrials, incest, and biblical violence. Their jarring pop sound influenced acts such as [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Radiohead]], [[Modest Mouse]], [[the Smashing Pumpkins]] and [[Weezer]].

Their music, heavily influenced by [[punk rock|punk]] and [[surf music]], was, while highly melodic, capable of being tremendously abrasive at the same time. Francis was the group's primary [[songwriter]] and singer and had a distinctly desperate, yowling delivery - he once befriended a Thai rock singer who told him to "scream it like you hate that bitch", in the style of [[The Beatles]]' "Oh Darling" (Pixies later covered the song "[[Wild Honey Pie]]" (from ''[[The Beatles (album)|The Beatles]]'') on their album, ''[[Pixies at the BBC]]'').<ref name="officialprofile">{{cite web | url=http://www.4ad.com/pixies/profile/ | title=4AD - Pixies Profile | accessdate=2006-08-13}}</ref><ref>Sisario, 2006. p. 12-13</ref> He typically wrote cryptic songs about offbeat subjects, such as [[unidentified flying objects]] and [[surrealism]].<ref name="ufo">Francis, Black. Lyrics. "[http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=43072 The Happening]." ''[[Bossanova]]''. [[Gramophone record|LP]]. [[4AD Records|4AD]] 1990.</ref> Violent [[Biblical]] imagery<ref>Francis, Black. Lyrics. "[http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=43078 Dead]." ''[[Doolittle]]''. [[Gramophone record|LP]]. [[4AD Records|4AD]] 1988.</ref> and references to mental instability, physical injury, and [[incest]] feature in much of his work.<ref>Francis, Black. Lyrics. "[http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=43089 Broken Face]." ''[[Surfer Rosa]]''. [[Gramophone record|LP]]. [[4AD Records|4AD]] 1988.</ref> Deal contributed songs as well, and her often feathery voice acted as an oddly effective counterbalance to Francis' (incidentally, the then-married Deal used the [[pseudonym]] "Mrs. John Murphy" on the first few Pixies records, as an ironic feminist joke).<ref>Sisario, Ben. ''Doolittle 33⅓''. Continuum, 2006. ISBN 0826417744, p. 18</ref>

The Pixies achieved modest popularity in the US but were more successful in Europe. Their popularity grew after their breakup, leading to a 2004 reunion and sold-out world tours. Deal left in 2013, and was replaced by [[Kim Shattuck]] as a touring bassist. She was replaced that year by [[Paz Lenchantin]], who became a full member in 2016. With Lenchantin, the Pixies recorded the albums ''[[Head Carrier]]'' (2016), ''[[Beneath the Eyrie]]'' (2019) and ''[[Doggerel (album)|Doggerel]]'' (2022). Lenchantin departed in 2024, replaced by Emma Richardson, formerly of [[Band of Skulls]]. The ninth <!--not including Come On Pilgrim which is a mini-album-->Pixies album, ''[[The Night the Zombies Came]],'' was released in October 2024.

Sonically, Black is credited with popularizing the extreme dynamics that would come to define alternative rock – most notably by influencing Nirvana's "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]", which Cobain admitted was a conscious attempt to co-opt the Pixies style. In a January 1994 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', he admitted "I was trying to write the ultimate pop song. I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3729933.stm | title=BBC Entertainment - The Pixies: Rock's comeback kings | accessdate=2006-08-11}}</ref> Pixies songs typically feature hushed, restrained verses, and explosive, wailing choruses.

== History ==

=== Formation (1984–1986) ===

[[File:BlackFrancisTroxy.jpg|thumb|Founding member and principal songwriter [[Black Francis]]]]Guitarist [[Joey Santiago]] and songwriter [[Black Francis]] (born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV) met in 1984 when they lived next to each other in a suite while attending the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]].<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies">{{harvnb|Spitz|2004}}</ref> Although Santiago was worried about distractions, he noticed Francis played music and the pair began to jam together.<ref name=ganz>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=11}}</ref> Francis embarked on a student exchange trip to Puerto Rico to study Spanish.<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> After six months, he returned to Amherst and dropped out of the university.<ref name=sisario>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|pp=12–13}}</ref> Francis and Santiago spent the year working in a Boston-area warehouse, with Francis composing songs on his acoustic guitar and writing lyrics on the subway train.<ref name=ganz2>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=13}}</ref>

The pair formed a band in January 1986.<ref name="allmusic-bio">{{harvnb|Erlewine (Pixies Biography)}}</ref> Two weeks later, Francis placed an advertisement seeking a bass player who liked both the folk act [[Peter, Paul and Mary]] and the alternative rock band [[Hüsker Dü]].<ref name=ganz3>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|pp=13–14}}</ref> [[Kim Deal]] was the only respondent, and arrived at the audition without a bass, as she had never played one before.<ref name=ganz4>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=15}}</ref><ref name=sisario2>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=14}}</ref> She was invited to join as she liked the songs Francis showed her. She obtained a bass, and the trio started rehearsing in Deal's apartment.<ref name="Frank|Ganz|2005|p=20">{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=20}}</ref>

The band was formed in 1986 in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] by Joey Santiago and Black Francis (born Charles Thompson IV). The two had shared a room at the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] (the subject of a song, "U-Mass") and Santiago soon introduced Francis to [[David Bowie]] and 70's [[punk rock|punk]]. Francis then embarked on a student exchange trip to [[San Juan]] ([[Puerto Rico]]) where he struggled to grasp the [[Spanish]] language<ref>His Spanish later improved, and later Pixies songs contained Spanish lyrics, mostly notably in ''Come On Pilgrim''</ref>, and after spending six months in an apartment with a "weirdo, psycho, gay roommate" (the subject of a later song, ''Doolittle'''s "Crackity Jones") and struggling to make himself understood in a foreign country, he returned to Boston and dropped out of the university.<ref name="officialprofile" /><ref>Sisario, 2006. p. 12-13</ref>

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=== ''Come On Pilgrim'' (1987) ===

Once the band had settled on a stable lineup, they started rehearsing in Lovering's father's garage in the summer of 1986. After a month of practicing, their first show – named as "possibly the worst gig in the history of rock" by the band – took place at the [[The Rathskeller]] ("The Rat"), Boston, where they performed early versions of "[[Here Comes Your Man]]", "[[Dig for Fire]]" and "Build High" <ref name="officialprofile" /> – which all appeared on later albums or as B-sides.

While the Pixies were playing a concert with [[Throwing Muses]], they were noticed by the producer [[Gary Smith (record producer)|Gary Smith]], the manager of [[Fort Apache Studios]].<ref name="allmusic-bio"/> He told them he "could not sleep until you guys are world famous".<ref name="officialprofile">{{harvnb|Pixies (4AD)}}</ref> Funded by Francis' father at the cost of $1000, the Pixies spent three days recording a 17-track demo at Fort Apache, known as the [[Pixies (EP)|''Purple Tape'']] for its purple cover.<ref name="Sisario, 2006. p. 16">{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=16}}</ref> The promoter Ken Goes became the Pixies' manager, and he passed the demo to [[Ivo Watts-Russell]] of the independent record label [[4AD]].<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> Watts-Russell found the Pixies too normal and "too rock 'n' roll", but signed them at the persuasion of his girlfriend.<ref name=sisario5>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=17}}</ref>

Upon signing with 4AD, eight tracks from the Purple Tape were selected for the ''[[Come On Pilgrim]]'' mini-LP, the Pixies' first release.<ref name="allmusic-bio"/> Francis drew upon his experiences in Puerto Rico, mostly in the songs "Vamos" and "Isla de Encanta", describing the poverty in Puerto Rico and singing in loose Spanish.<ref name="officialprofile"/> The religious lyrics and later albums came from his parents' [[born-again Christian]] days in the Pentecostal Church.<ref name="officialprofile"/> The critic Heather Phares identified themes such as sexual frustration ("I've Been Tired") and incest ("Nimrod's Son" and "The Holiday Song").<ref>{{harvnb|Phares (Come On Pilgrim)}}</ref>

===The Purple Tape and Come On Pilgrim===

=== ''Surfer Rosa'' and ''Doolittle'' (1988–1989) ===

[[Image:Purple_Tape_Back.jpg|thumb|right|Back cover of "[[The Purple Tape]]" with original track listing]]

''Come On Pilgrim'' was followed by the Pixies' first full-length album, ''[[Surfer Rosa]]''. It was recorded by [[Steve Albini]],<ref name=ganz7>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=75}}</ref> completed in two weeks, and released in early 1988.<ref name="officialprofile"/> ''Surfer Rosa'' gained the Pixies acclaim in Europe; both ''[[Melody Maker]]'' and ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]'' named it their "Album of the Year". American critical response was positive but more muted, a reaction that persisted for much of the Pixies' career.<ref name=sisario6>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|pp=19–20}}</ref> ''Surfer Rosa'' was eventually [[Music recording certification|certified gold]] in the US in 2005.<ref>{{harvnb|50 Cent Cashes In}}</ref> The Pixies arrived in England to support Throwing Muses on the European "Sex and Death" tour, beginning at the [[Mean Fiddler]] in London.<ref name=ganz8>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=94}}</ref> The tour also took them to the Netherlands, where the Pixies had already received enough media attention to be headlining the tour.<ref name="allmusic-bio"/>

While the Pixies were playing a concert with [[Throwing Muses]]<ref>Pixies supported the Throwing Muses in Pixies' early years; from 1986 to 1988</ref>, they were noticed by [[Gary Smith (record producer)|Gary Smith]] (a producer at [[Fort Apache Studios]]) who said to the band that he "could not sleep until you guys are world famous."<ref name="officialprofile" /> The band produced an 18 track demo, known as "[[The Purple Tape]]" because of its mostly purple appearance. The recording was funded by Francis' father at the cost of $1000.<ref>Sisario, 2006. p. 16</ref>

The Pixies signed an American distribution deal with the major record label [[Elektra Records|Elektra]].<ref name="allmusic-bio" /> Around this time, they struck up a relationship with the British producer [[Gil Norton]]. Norton produced their second full album, ''[[Doolittle (album)|Doolittle]]'',<ref name=carew>{{harvnb|Carew}}</ref> which was recorded in the last six weeks of 1988 and seen as a departure from the raw sound of ''Come On Pilgrim'' and ''Surfer Rosa''. ''Doolittle'' had a much cleaner sound, largely due to Norton and the production budget of [[United States dollar|US$]]40,000, which was quadruple that of ''Surfer Rosa''.<ref name=sisario7>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=47}}</ref> ''Doolittle'' featured the single "[[Here Comes Your Man]]", which biographers Josh Frank and Caryn Ganz describe as an unusually jaunty and pop-like song for the band.<ref name=ganz9>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|pp=118–9}}</ref> "[[Monkey Gone to Heaven]]" was popular on alternative rock radio in the US, reaching the top 10 on the ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Airplay|Modern Rock Tracks]],<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies: Awards}}</ref> and the single entered the Top 100 in the U.K.<ref>{{harvnb|Roach|2008|p=320}}</ref> Like ''Surfer Rosa'', ''Doolittle'' was acclaimed by fans and music critics alike.<ref name="carew" /> ''Doolittle'' was their first album to enter into the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], peaking at 98.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies Chart History – Billboard 200}}</ref> In the UK, the album was a commercial success, reaching number 8 in the [[UK Albums Chart|Albums Chart]].<ref name="UK Chart">{{harvnb|Pixies full Official Chart history}}</ref>

The tape was released only to interested parties, including a local promoter, Ken Goes, who became the band's manager, and [[Ivo Watts-Russell]] at [[4AD]] (the band said they were "the coolest record company to pay on time",<ref name="officialprofile" />). Watts-Russell nearly passed on the band, finding them too normal, "too rock'n'roll," but signed them at the persuasion of his girlfriend.<ref>Sisario, 2006. p. 17</ref> An album was later released, entitled ''[[Pixies (album)|Pixies]]'', containing the songs from the tape that were not later released on ''Come on Pilgrim''. ''Pixies'' also contained a new track, "Rock A My Soul", which was never released on any album. There is also speculation that a [[Larry Norman]] cover of "Watch What You're Doing" exists (as the official profile states 18 tracks were recorded), but it is not present on the original Purple Tape cover.

=== Break (1989–1990) ===

Several of the tracks on the tape appeared in later albums (albeit rerecorded), such as "I'm Amazed", "Broken Face" and "Break My Body" on ''[[Surfer Rosa]]'', "Here Comes Your Man" on ''[[Doolittle (album)|Doolittle]]'', "Down to the Well" on ''[[Bossanova]]'', and a revised "Subbacultcha" on ''[[Trompe Le Monde]]'' (the bridge of "Subbacultcha" also formed the main riff of "Distance Equals Rate Times Time" on the same album). A cover of "In Heaven" (Lady in the Radiator Song), from the [[surrealism|surrealist]] [[David Lynch]] film ''[[Eraserhead]]'', is also featured on the demo. "Down To The Well" and "Rock A My Soul" also featured on a ''Sound Waves'' [[extended play|EP]].

After ''Doolittle'', tensions between Deal and Francis came to a head (for example, Francis threw a guitar at Deal during a concert in [[Stuttgart]]),<ref name=ganz10>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=132}}</ref> and Deal was almost fired from the band when she refused to play at a concert in [[Frankfurt]].<ref name=aston>{{harvnb|Aston|1997}}</ref> Santiago, in an interview with ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'', described Deal as being "headstrong and want[ing] to include her own songs, to explore her own world" on the band's albums; eventually she accepted that Francis was the singer and had musical control of the band, but after the Frankfurt incident, "they kinda stopped talking".<ref name=aston/> The band became increasingly tired during the post-''Doolittle'' "Fuck or Fight" tour of the United States and fighting among members continued.<ref name=carew/> After the tour's final date in New York City, the band was too exhausted to attend the end-of-tour party the following night and soon announced a hiatus.<ref name="allmusic-bio"/>

During this time, Santiago and Lovering went on vacation<ref name=carew/> while Francis performed a short solo tour,<ref name="allmusic-bio"/> made up of a number of concerts to generate gas money as he traveled across the country.<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> Deal formed a new band, [[the Breeders]], with [[Tanya Donelly]] of [[Throwing Muses]] and bass player [[Josephine Wiggs]] of Perfect Disaster.<ref name=breedersbiography>{{harvnb|Erlewine (Breeders Biography)}}</ref> Their debut album, ''[[Pod (The Breeders album)|Pod]]'', was released in 1990.<ref name=breedersbiography/><ref>{{harvnb|Phares (Pod)}}</ref>

[[Image:Come_on_pilgrim.jpg|thumb|left|[[Come on Pilgrim]] (1987)]]

Upon signing with 4AD, Eight tracks from the Purple Tape were selected for the ''[[Come on Pilgrim]]'' EP, the band's first release. The title was a lyric in the song "Levitate Me," which came from a catchphrase used by '70s Christian folk singer [[Larry Norman]] during his live concerts: "Come on Pilgrim, you know He loves you" – Francis once saw Norman at a Christian summer camp. Incidentally, Black Francis would later record one of Norman's songs during his solo career as Frank Black, plus share one concert stage with Norman.

=== ''Bossanova'' and ''Trompe le Monde'' (1990–1992) ===

In the album, Francis drew upon some of his experiences in [[Puerto Rico]], mostly in the songs "Vamos" and "Isla de Encanta" (an alteration of the island's nickname, "Isla del Encanto" ("Isle of Enchantment"); the album included lyrics describing the poverty in [[Puerto Rico]]. The religious lyrics in ''Come on Pilgrim'' and later albums came from his [[born-again Christian]] days in the Pentecostal Church.

[[File:PixiesTicket1990.jpg|thumb|A Pixies ticket from October 1, 1990]]In 1990, all members of the group except Deal moved to Los Angeles.<ref name=ganz12>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=172}}</ref> Lovering stated that he, Santiago, and Francis moved there "because the recording studio was there".<ref name=ganz13>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=74}}</ref> Unlike previous recordings, the band had little time to practice beforehand, and Black Francis wrote much of the album in the studio.<ref name=ganz14>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|pp=175–76}}</ref> Featuring the singles "[[Velouria]]" and "[[Dig for Fire]]", ''[[Bossanova (Pixies album)|Bossanova]]'' reached number 70 in the United States.<ref>{{harvnb|Billboard 200: Week of September 15, 1990}}</ref> In contrast, the album peaked at number three in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{harvnb|Roach|2009|p=216}}</ref> Also in 1990, the Pixies released a cover of the [[Paul Butterfield|Paul Butterfield Blues Band's]] "Born in Chicago" on the compilation album ''[[Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary]]''.<ref name=allmu3>{{harvnb|Heilman}}</ref>

The band continued to tour and released ''[[Trompe le Monde]]'' in 1991, their final album before their break-up. The album included "U-Mass", which has been described as being about college apathy,<ref name=magnet>{{harvnb|Fritch|2001}}</ref> and whose guitar riff was written years before at the University of Massachusetts before Francis and Santiago dropped out.<ref name=magnet/> The album also featured a cover of "[[Head On (song)|Head On]]" by [[the Jesus and Mary Chain]].<ref>{{harvnb|Phares (Trompe le Monde)}}</ref> Also that year, the band contributed a cover of "I Can't Forget" to the [[Leonard Cohen]] [[tribute album]] ''[[I'm Your Fan]]'',<ref>{{harvnb|Erlewine (I'm Your Fan)}}</ref> and began an international tour on which they played stadiums in Europe and smaller venues in the United States. They supported [[U2]] on the lucrative US leg of their [[Zoo TV Tour]] in 1992.<ref name=barton/> Tensions rose among band members, and at the end of the year, the Pixies went on sabbatical and focused on separate projects.<ref name=barton>{{harvnb|Barton|2005}}</ref>

''Come on Pilgrim'' showcased much of the Pixies' variety and set up the beginnings of many trends in their music. It includes two songs partly sung in Spanish ("Vamos" and "Isla de Encanta"), two songs that explicitly mention incest ("Nimrod's Son" and "The Holiday Song"), a song that refers metaphorically to sex and rock and roll culture and features a weird sense of humour ("I've Been Tired"), and there are three songs with religious references ("Caribou," "Nimrod's Son," and "The Holiday Song"). Beyond lyrical trends, ''Come on Pilgrim'' displayed Santiago's erratic leads (as best displayed in "Vamos"), Kim Deal's sweet harmonies, and Black Francis's amazing vocal range, from screaming to simple, traditional sung melodies.

=== Breakup and solo projects (1993–2003) ===

===Surfer Rosa===

In early 1993, Francis announced in an interview with [[BBC Radio 5 (former)|BBC Radio 5]] that the Pixies were finished, without telling the other members of the band. He offered no explanation at the time.<ref name="allmusic-bio" /> He later called Santiago and notified Deal and Lovering via [[fax]].<ref name=sisario8>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=7}}</ref>

[[Image:SurferRosa.jpg|thumb|right|[[Surfer Rosa]] (1988)]]

''Come on Pilgrim'' was followed by the band's first full-length album, ''[[Surfer Rosa]]'' (the title comes from a lyric in "Oh My Golly" – "Besando, chichando con ''Surfer Rosa''"). The album was recorded by [[Steve Albini]], completed in a fortnight (apart from extra vocal mixes) and was released in early 1988. Steve Albini later became notable for recording [[Nirvana]]'s ''[[In Utero]]'' at the request of Kurt Cobain, who had cited Surfer Rosa as one of his main musical influences, and particularly admired the album's natural and powerful drum sounds.<ref>Azerrad, Michael. ''Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana''. Doubleday, 1993. ISBN 0385471998, p. 313</ref> ''Surfer Rosa'' gained the Pixies acclaim throughout the musical world. Artists and groups such as [[David Bowie]] (who later covered the song [[Cactus (song)|Cactus]] in his album, ''[[Heathen (album)|Heathen]]''), [[Radiohead]], [[U2]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] and many others attest to the immense importance and appreciation of the album by musicians and critics alike. For example, both ''[[Melody Maker]]'' and ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]'' gave ''Surfer Rosa'' their album of the year award.<ref name="officialprofile" /> The success of ''Surfer Rosa'' would lead to the band signing with major record label [[Elektra Records|Elektra]] before the release of their next album.

After the breakup, the members embarked on separate projects. Black Francis renamed himself Frank Black,<ref>{{harvnb|Erlewine (Frank Black Biography)}}</ref> and released several solo albums, including a string of releases with [[Frank Black and the Catholics]].<ref name="fbatcr">{{harvnb|Frank Black and the Catholics: Releases}}</ref> Deal returned to the Breeders, who achieved a hit single, "[[Cannonball (Breeders song)|Cannonball]]", from their platinum-selling ''[[Last Splash]]'' in 1993, and released more albums several years later.<ref name="breedersbiography" /> She also formed [[the Amps]], who released one album.<ref name="village">{{harvnb|Grose|2002}}</ref>

As with ''Come on Pilgrim'', the band delivered a wide range of song styles – though sonically, ''Surfer Rosa'' was similar to ''Come On Pilgrim'' – from the drum-driven "Bone Machine" (the unique drum sound cited by later artists in ''Surfer Rosa'' is a result of Steve Albini's influence on the record), that showed a trademark propensity for surreal lyrics,<ref>Francis, Black. Lyrics. "[http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=43086 Bone Machine]." ''[[Surfer Rosa]]''. [[Gramophone record|LP]]. [[4AD Records|4AD]] 1988.</ref> to pop guitar songs such as "Broken Face", and "Break my Body" and "Brick is Red" to the sonic attack of "Something Against You", with Black Francis' distorted screaming a prominent feature in the song (the album was later named as one of the ''50 Heaviest Albums of All Time'' by [[Q Magazine]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage2.html | title=A Selection of Lists From Q Magazine | accessdate=2006-08-11}}</ref>). A re-recorded version of "Vamos" — a song which also appeared on ''Come on Pilgrim'' – also features on the album. A track, "You Fuckin' Die! (I Said)" (referred to as "Bonus Track" on most versions of the CD), that appears towards the end of the album is actually an accidental studio recording of Francis and Deal talking amicably, and despite the title, there is no tension present between the two that would later drive the band apart.

Santiago played lead guitar on a number of Frank Black albums<ref>{{harvnb|Frank Black: Credits}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Teenager of the Year: Credits}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Show Me Your Tears: Credits}}</ref> and other artists' albums.<ref>{{harvnb|Stuff: Credits}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|In Pursuit of Your Happiness: Credits}}</ref> He wrote music for the television show ''[[Undeclared (TV series)|Undeclared]]'' and theme music for the film ''[[Crime and Punishment in Suburbia]]''.<ref name="martinis">{{harvnb|News (The Martinis)}}</ref> He formed [[the Martinis]] with his wife, Linda Mallari, and released the album ''[[Smitten (The Martinis album)|Smitten]]'' in 2004.<ref name="martinis" /> In 2004, he also played lead guitar on the album ''Statecraft'' by the novelist and musician [[Charles Douglas (musician)|Charles Douglas]].<ref>{{harvnb|Weingarten|2004}}</ref> Lovering became a magician and performed a style of magic he called "scientific phenomenalism".<ref name="laweekly">{{harvnb|Albert|2003}}.</ref> He was temporarily a member of the Martinis, and later drummed with the band [[Cracker (band)|Cracker]].<ref name="laweekly" /><ref>{{harvnb|Phares (The Martinis: Biography)}}</ref>

The album also featured popular songs such as "[[Gigantic (song)|Gigantic]]" – one of the few songs on which bassist Kim Deal sung lead vocals, "River Euphrates" (a re-recording was later released as a B-side on the "Gigantic" single) and "[[Where Is My Mind?]]", whose most famous performance was at the end of the film ''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]'', and as a result, is one of their most popular songs to date.

4AD and Elektra Records continued to release Pixies material: the best-of album ''[[Death to the Pixies]]'' (1997),<ref>{{harvnb|Erlewine (Death to the Pixies 1987–1991)}}</ref> the Peel-session compilation ''[[Pixies at the BBC]]'' (1998),<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies at the BBC}}</ref> and the ''[[Complete 'B' Sides]]'' compilation (2001).<ref name=b-sides>{{harvnb|Black|2001}}</ref> In 2002, material from the Pixies' original 17-track demo tape was released as an EP, ''[[Pixies (EP)|Pixies]]'', on [[Cooking Vinyl]] in the U.K.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies: Releases}}</ref> and [[SpinART Records]] in the U.S.;<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies (SpinART Records)}}</ref> Black has also used these labels to release solo work<ref>{{harvnb|Frank Black: Releases}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Black Francis: Releases}}</ref> and albums with the Catholics.<ref name="fbatcr" /><ref>{{harvnb|Frank Black and the Catholics (SpinART Records)}}</ref> Their song "Where is My Mind" was played during the ending scene of the movie ''[[Fight Club]]'' in 1999, providing the song to a new generation of fans.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

===After Surfer Rosa===

=== Reunion (2003–2012) ===

After their critically-acclaimed album, the band arrived in the UK to support Throwing Muses on a tour (beginning at the [[Mean Fiddler]] in [[London]]). The setlist included some new songs, such as "In Heaven", "Hey" and "Wild Honey Pie". These songs were recorded in a [[Peel session]] in July at the BBC. The band also made a second trip to the studios and chose "Dead", "Tame", "There Goes My Gun" and "Manta Ray" to be recorded. In total, the band recorded six Peel sessions and released an album, ''[[Pixies at the BBC]]'', with selected recorded tracks from those sesssions<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aleceiffel.free.fr/sessions.html | title=Pixies Radio 1 Sessions | accessdate=2006-09-02</ref>.

[[File:Pixies in Kansas City, October 1, 2004.jpg|alt=|thumb|The Pixies in concert in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], October 1, 2004. From left to right, Frank Black, David Lovering (back) and Kim Deal.]]

[[File:Pixies2009.jpg|thumb|right|The Pixies in 2009]]

In the years following the Pixies' breakup, Black dismissed rumors of a reunion,<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /><ref name=magnet/><ref>{{harvnb|Frank Blacks Out Pixies Reunion}}</ref> but incorporated an increasing number of Pixies songs in his sets with the Catholics,<ref name=mendel>{{harvnb|Mendelssohn|2005|pp=152, 168, 191}}</ref> and occasionally included Santiago in his solo work and Lovering's magic show as an opening act to concerts.<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> In 2003, a series of phone calls among band members resulted in some low-key rehearsals, and soon the decision to reunite.<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> By February 2004, a full tour was announced,<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies to Reunite for Tour – Official!}}</ref> and tickets for nearly all the initial tour dates sold out within minutes.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies sell out!}}</ref>

The Pixies played their first reunion concert on April 13, 2004, at the Fine Line Music Cafe in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]].<ref>{{harvnb|Lash|2005}}</ref> A warm-up tour through the U.S. and Canada (in which all dates were recorded and released as individual limited-edition CDs) was followed by an appearance at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]].<ref name="allmusic-bio"/><ref>{{harvnb|Moss|2004}}</ref> The band toured Europe in the spring and summer of 2004, beginning on 26 May in [[Reykjavik]] and concluding on 22 August in [[Chelmsford]].<ref>https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sizzling-sales-for-pixies-summer-euro-tour-1441387/</ref> The group won the Act-of-the-Year award in the 2004 ''Boston Music Awards''.<ref>{{harvnb|Boston Music Awards 2004}}</ref> The 2004 reunion tour grossed over $14&nbsp;million in ticket sales.<ref>{{harvnb|Kot|2004}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' would later credit the band for ushering in "the indie-icon reunion-tour circuit ... a long overdue opportunity to play for the sort of massive crowds that their famous fans—[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Radiohead]], and [[Weezer]] among them—had built on their influence."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22437-head-carrier/|title=Pixies: Head Carrier|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=October 6, 2016|access-date=October 1, 2016|last=Berman|first=Stuart}}</ref>

Around this time, Pixies struck up a relationship with the British producer, [[Gil Norton]], who was to produce their later albums.

In June 2004, the band released a new song, "[[Bam Thwok]]" exclusively on the [[iTunes Music Store]]; it reached number one in the [[UK Official Download Chart]].<ref name=regist>{{cite web | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/28/download_chart_lives/ | title=Pixies top UK download chart | author=Oates, John|date=June 28, 2004|work=The Register|access-date=September 10, 2006}}</ref> 4AD released ''[[Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies|Wave of Mutilation: The Best of Pixies]]'', along with a companion DVD, ''Pixies''.<ref>{{harvnb|Phares (Wave of Mutilation: The Best of Pixies)}}</ref> The band also contributed a rendition of "Ain't That Pretty at All" to the [[Warren Zevon]] tribute album ''[[Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon|Enjoy Every Sandwich]]''.<ref>{{harvnb|Deming}}</ref>

===Doolittle===

In 2005, the Pixies made appearances at festivals including [[Lollapalooza]],<ref>{{harvnb|Ford|2005}}</ref> "T on the Fringe",<ref name=gigw>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/6211/pixies-supported-by-idlewild-at-t-on-the-fringe |title=Pixies Supported by Idlewild at 'T on the Fringe' |author=Mella, Daniel |work=Gigwise |date=May 26, 2005 |access-date=September 10, 2006}}</ref> and the [[Newport Folk Festival]].<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies Unplug for Newport Folk Festival}}</ref> They continued to make appearances through 2006 and 2007,<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies Announce Summer Tour... But Their Future is Uncertain}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Pixies announce Australian tour dates}}</ref> culminating in their first shows in Australia.<ref>{{harvnb|Cho|2009}}</ref> Francis suggested that a new Pixies studio album was possible,<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies mainman gives lowdown on band's new album}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Pixies to begin work on new album}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Pixies to reunite for new album?}}</ref> or unlikely,<ref name=abc>{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s1955933.htm | title=Frank Black on Pixies Album | access-date=June 22, 2007 | work=[[Triple J]] | date=June 19, 2007}}</ref> the main obstacle being Deal's reluctance.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies abandon new songs}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Frank Black: Kim Deal is against new Pixies album}}</ref>

[[Image:Pixies-Doolittle.jpg|thumb|left|[[Doolittle (album)|Doolittle]] (1989)]]

The Pixies' second album and major label debut, ''[[Doolittle (album)|Doolittle]]'' (provisionally titled ''Whore''<ref name="officialprofile" />), was recorded in the last six weeks of 1988, and was seen as a departure from the raw sound of ''Come on Pilgrim'' and ''Surfer Rosa''. ''Doolittle'' had a much cleaner sound, largely due to the album's producer, [[Gil Norton]] and the production budget of [[United States dollar|US$]]40,000, which was quadruple that of ''Surfer Rosa''.<ref>Sisario, 2006. p. 47</ref> Much of the album's subject matter remains similar to the previous two albums. For example, several song titles seemed to involve bloodshed, such as "I Bleed", "Wave of Mutilation" and "Gouge Away". The title of the album comes from the "Mr. Grieves" lyric "Pray for a man in the middle / One that talks like ''Doolittle''".

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of ''Doolittle'', the Pixies launched a tour in October 2009 where they performed the album track-for-track, including the associated [[B-sides]].<ref name="Johnson">{{harvnb|Johnson|2009}}</ref> The tour began in Europe,<ref name="Johnson"/> continued in the United States in November,<ref>{{harvnb|Stokes|2009}}</ref> with the South American and Australian tour following in March 2010, then New Zealand, and more European dates in spring 2010,<ref name=eyeb>{{cite web|url= http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2009/09/24/pixies-tour-dates-doolittle-20th-anniversary-europe-us-australia/ |title = Pixies add additional 'Doolittle' anniversary tour dates in Europe, U.S., Australia|work=[[Slicing Up Eyeballs]]|date=September 24, 2009|access-date=March 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Fullerton|2010}}</ref> and back to North America in 2010.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies announce US 'Doolittle' tour details}}</ref><ref name=eyeb2>{{cite web|url=http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2011/01/20/pixies-canada-tour-dates-doolittle/|title=Pixies to bring 'Doolittle' tour to Canada, three more U.S. cities in April, May|work=[[Slicing Up Eyeballs]]|date=January 20, 2011|access-date=January 30, 2011}}</ref>

''Doolittle'' began with "[[Debaser]]", an ode to an early French [[surrealist]] film called "[[Un Chien Andalou]]" (and is perhaps their most highly regarded song – in March 2005, [[Q magazine|''Q'' magazine]] placed "Debaser" at number 21 in its list of the ''100 Greatest Guitar Tracks''). It also featured the prominent single "[[Here Comes Your Man]]" – an unusually jaunty song for the band - and "Here Comes Your Man" nearly landed the band a mimed appearance on the TV chatshow [[Wogan]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.4ad.com/pixies/profile/?page=2 | title=4AD - Pixies Profile Page 2 | accessdate=2006-08-31}}</ref>. ''Doolittle'' also featured what critics called an "[[ecological]] [[anthem]]" – "[[Monkey Gone to Heaven]]". It was a top 10 hit in the [[UK]] and reached the top 100 in [[North America]]. Deal's (credited for the first time as [[Kim Deal]]) only contribution to the album was the song "Silver" – in which Deal played [[slide guitar]], and Lovering played the [[bass guitar]]. Lovering also sang lead vocals on "La La Love You" – an atypical love song from the band.

===Deal's departure, ''Indie Cindy'' and the arrival of Lenchantin (2013–2015)===

Like ''Surfer Rosa'', ''Doolittle'' was critically acclaimed by fans and [[music critic]]s alike, and it is perhaps their most popular record, as it was certified gold by the [[RIAA]] on November 10, 1995. {{RS500|226}}<ref>''[[Rolling Stone Magazine]]''. "[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939357/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]". Retrieved August 23, 2006</ref>

On June 14, 2013, the Pixies announced that Deal had left the band. Two weeks later, the band released a new song, "Bagboy", as a free download via the Pixies' website. The song features Jeremy Dubs of Bunnies and formerly of the Bennies on vocals in place of Deal.<ref>{{harvnb|Cragg|2013}}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, Deal and her former bandmates have no relationship.<ref name="amgint">{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/the-pixies-joey-santiago-talks-tour-recording-with-steve-albini |language=en-US |title=Pixies' Joey Santiago Talks Tour, Recording With Steve Albini, Alt-Rock's Early '90s Explosion |last=Prato |first=Greg |date=2023-02-06 |accessdate=2023-02-09 |publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>

On July 1, 2013, the Pixies announced the addition of the [[The Muffs|Muffs]] and [[The Pandoras|Pandoras]] guitarist and vocalist [[Kim Shattuck]] to replace Deal for their 2013 European tour.<ref name=newn>{{cite web|url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/the-pixies-announce-leg-one-of-massive-global-tour/|title=Pixies Announce Leg One of Massive Global Tour|work=New Noise Magazine|date=July 1, 2013|access-date=July 1, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917021827/http://newnoisemagazine.com/the-pixies-announce-leg-one-of-massive-global-tour/|archive-date=September 17, 2013}}</ref><ref name=paste>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/07/pixies-announce-tour-will-release-more-new-materia.html|title=Pixies Announce Tour, Will Release More New Material|work=Paste Magazine|date=July 1, 2013|access-date=July 1, 2013|archive-date=July 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704060945/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/07/pixies-announce-tour-will-release-more-new-materia.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=gigw2>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/82629/the-pixies-announce-european-tour-including-november-uk-dates|title=Pixies announce European tour with new bassist and new music|work=Gigwise|date=July 1, 2013|access-date=July 1, 2013}}</ref> On September 3, 2013, the Pixies released an EP of new songs, ''[[EP1 (Pixies EP)|EP1]]''. On November 29, 2013, Shattuck announced that she had been dismissed from the band.<ref name="shattuckleave">{{cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/pixies-part-ways-with-kim-shattuck-106108 |last=Modell |first=Josh |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=December 2, 2013 |title=Pixies Part Ways with Kim Shattuck}}</ref> In December 2013, it was announced that the [[the Entrance Band|Entrance Band]] and [[A Perfect Circle]] bassist [[Paz Lenchantin]] was joining the Pixies for the 2014 tour.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies name Paz Lenchatin as new bassist}}</ref> Lenchantin said she had been a "die-hard" Pixies fan as a teenager and that Black was the greatest artist she had worked with.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2024-03-04 |title=Pixies Part Ways With Longtime Bassist Paz Lenchantin After Ten-Year Run |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pixies-part-ways-bassist-paz-lenchantin-1234980187/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The Pixies released ''[[EP2 (Pixies EP)|EP2]]'' on January 3, 2014. The single released to radio was "Blue Eyed Hexe". Another new EP, ''[[EP3 (Pixies EP)|EP3]]'', was released on March 24, 2014. All the EPs were only available as downloads and limited-edition vinyl.

===Hiatus===

The three EPs were collected in [[LP record|LP]] format and released as the album, ''[[Indie Cindy]],'' in April 2014.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies confirm release of Indie Cindy, their first studio album in two decades}}</ref> It was the first Pixies album in over two decades.<ref>{{harvnb|Appleford|2014}}</ref> In 2015, the Pixies toured in support of [[Robert Plant]] for a series of dates across North America.<ref>{{harvnb|Britton|2015}}</ref>

During the post-''Doolittle'' "Fuck or Fight" tour of the United States (intended to promote the release of the album), the band's hectic schedule (Pixies had released three albums in two years, as well as constant touring) took it's toll on the band members. In their homecoming concert in Boston, Deal was in a drunken state and Santiago smashed up his instruments and stormed off-stage. On the final tour date (in [[New York]]), the band were too exhausted to attend the end-of-tour party the next night and announced a [[hiatus]].

===''Head Carrier'', ''Beneath the Eyrie'' and ''Doggerel'' (2016–2023)===

During this time, Santiago travelled to the [[Grand Canyon]] to "find himself", and Lovering jetted off to [[Jamaica]]. Francis bought a yellow [[Cadillac]] and crossed America with his girlfriend - and while doing so performed solo gigs in order to raise money for furniture in his new [[Los Angeles]] apartment. Deal formed a new band, [[The Breeders]] (named after a band she had formed with her sister as a teenager) with [[Tanya Donelly]] of [[Throwing Muses]] and bassist [[Josephine Wiggs]] of [[Perfect Disaster]]. Their debut album, ''[[Pod]]'', was released later that year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.4ad.com/pixies/profile/?page=3 | title=4AD - Pixies Profile - Page 3 | accessdate=2006-08-31}}</ref>

[[File:Pixies live at The Anthem DC - Jun 10 2023.jpg|thumb|right|The Pixies performing in 2023]]

In July 2016, the Pixies announced that Lenchantin had become a permanent member, and that their sixth album, ''[[Head Carrier]]'', would be released on September 30, 2016.<ref name="P4KHead">{{cite web|last1=Monroe|first1=Jazz|title=Pixies Announce New Album Head Carrier, Share "Um Chagga Lagga": Listen {{!}} Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/63409-pixies-announce-new-album-head-carrier-share-um-chagga-lagga-listen/|website=pitchfork.com|date=July 6, 2016|access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> Their seventh album, ''[[Beneath the Eyrie]]'', was released on September 13, 2019, with the lead single, "On Graveyard Hill".<ref>{{cite web|last=Childers|first=Chad|date=June 3, 2019|title=Pixies Announce 'Beneath the Eyrie' Album, Reveal 'On Graveyard Hill' Single|url=https://loudwire.com/pixies-beneath-the-eyrie-album-on-graveyard-hill-single/|access-date=June 3, 2019|website=Loudwire}}</ref> The Pixies released a podcast, ''It's a Pixies Podcast'', documenting the recording of the album.<ref>{{harvnb|Shaffer|2019}}</ref> The Pixies released a non-album single, "Human Crime", in March 2022.<ref>{{harvnb|Deville|2022}}</ref> They released their eighth studio album, ''[[Doggerel (album)|Doggerel]]'', with the single "There's a Moon On" on September 30 via BMG.<ref>{{harvnb|Rettig|2022}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Krol|2022}}</ref>

===Lenchantin's departure, arrival of Richardson and ''The Night the Zombies Came'' (2024–present)===

===Bossanova===

On 4 March 2024, the Pixies announced that Lenchantin had left "to concentrate on her own projects".<ref name=":0" /> In a statement to ''Rolling Stone'', Lenchantin said that the choice was not hers and that her "departure [was] a bit of a surprise to [her] as it is to many".<ref name=":0" /> She was replaced on the following tour by Emma Richardson, formerly of [[Band of Skulls]].<ref name=":0" /> The tour celebrated the Pixies' third and fourth albums, [[Bossanova (Pixies album)|''Bossanova'']] (1990) and ''[[Trompe le Monde]]'' (1991), with Francis describing it as "delightful".<ref name="RollingStoneZombies">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pixies-the-night-the-zombies-came-album-1235065123/|title=The Pixies Battle the Undead and Welcome Their Latest Bass Player on New 'Zombies' Album|website=[[Rolling Stone Magazine]]|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=July 24, 2024|access-date=July 24, 2024}}</ref> In June, the Pixies released the single "You're So Impatient", Richardson's first studio credit with the band.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=Pixies Share New Song "You're So Impatient" & Cover Doris Day's "Que Sera, Sera": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2266171/pixies-youre-so-impatient-que-sera-sera-doris-day-cover/music/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref>

[[Image:Pixies-Bossanova.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bossanova]] (1990)]]

After Doolittle, Black Francis began to limit Deal's contributions to the band; the first three albums had been partly written by Deal, but when ''[[Bossanova]]'' was released in 1990, all the original songs were by him. Deal was not pleased, and unilaterally announced an apparent break-up of the band on-stage during the following tour. The Pixies were at the height of their popularity, however, and while headlining at the [[Reading Festival]] in 1990, they played a highly enthusiastic version of "[[Debaser]]" which has become legendary among fans.

On October 25, 2024, the Pixies released their ninth full-length studio album, ''[[The Night the Zombies Came]]'', produced by [[Tom Dalgety]], who also worked on their previous three studio albums.<ref name="RollingStoneZombies"/> Regarding the title, Francis said: "It's not like I wrote a bunch of songs about zombies or that we tried to make the album sound scary or anything like that. 'Zombie' is just an associative word. You can do with it what you like. And it's not a concept record, but that word kept popping up in the lyrics. When I combed through all the other lyrics for a title, they just sounded corny as shit. The only thing that made sense was ''The Night the Zombies Came''. And I was like, 'You know what? That's a pretty good title. I'd go see that movie.'"<ref name="RollingStoneZombies"/> The album was preceded by the singles "You're So Impatient", "Chicken", "Oyster Beds" and "Motoroller".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Tyler |title=Pixies have announced their tenth studio album, The Night the Zombies Came, alongside the lead single "Chicken". |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/pixies-announce-forthcoming-album-the-night-the-zombies-came |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref>

Perhaps owing to Deal's lack of input, the subject matter changed from earlier albums, to a more [[sci-fi]], [[surreal]] focus on UFOs (Francis commented "We want UFOs to be an acceptable topic. They're romantic"<ref>{{cite web | url=http://quotes.prolix.nu/Music/The_Pixies/ | title=The Pixies: Quotes | accessdate=2006-08-14}}</ref>) and alien abduction,<ref name="ufo" /> along with the effects of drug-taking.<ref>Francis, Black. Lyrics. "[http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=43071 Down To The Well]." ''[[Bossanova]]''. [[Gramophone record|LP]]. [[4AD Records|4AD]] 1990.</ref><ref>Francis, Black. Lyrics. "[http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=43071 Velouria]." ''[[Bossanova]]''. [[Gramophone record|LP]]. [[4AD Records|4AD]] 1990.</ref> The style of the album was inspired by [[surf-rock]], as ''Bossanova'' started with a cover of "Cecilia Ann" by The Surftones. The title of the album comes from the "Hang Wire" lyric "Every morning and every day / I'll ''bossanova'' with ya".

== Style ==

The style of music in ''[[Bossanova]]'' was also a departure from previous albums. For example, songs such as "Havalina" and "Ana" showed a dreamy side to the band, and Francis' vocals were notably more tuneful (although on "Rock Music", he displayed his trademark screaming). "Dig For Fire" was, according to Francis,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aleceiffel.free.fr/quotes.html | title=The Pixies: Quotes | accessdate=2006-08-27}}</ref> a [[Talking Heads]] tribute ("All Over The World" was also written in a similar musical style). The lead guitar of Santiago was also less prominent, with none of the wilder solos which were present in ''Come On Pilgrim'' or ''Surfer Rosa''.

===Trompe LeMusic Monde===

The Pixies incorporate elements of [[Surf music|surf rock]] and [[punk rock]], with an emphasis on contrasting volume dynamics. ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' described them as "surf music-meets-[[The Stooges|Stooges]] spikiness and oft-imitated stop/start and quiet/loud dynamics".<ref>{{harvnb|Cohen|2002|p=36}}</ref> Their music was described as "an unorthodox marriage of surf music and punk rock ... characterized by Black's bristling lyrics and hackle-raising caterwaul, Deal's whispered harmonies and waspy basslines, Joey Santiago's fragile guitar, and the persistent flush of David Lovering's drums."<ref name=barton />

[[Image:Trompe_le_monde_cover.jpg|thumb|left|[[Trompe le Monde]] (1991)]]

Break-up announcements notwithstanding, one more album was to follow. ''[[Trompe le Monde]]'', released in 1991, still featured little creative input from Deal and wasn't as immediately well-regarded as their first few albums. Unlike previous albums, the title of the album comes from the name of a song (rather than a song lyric), and is a play on the French phrase "trompe l'oeil" - a painting technique where the painter fools the viewer into thinking objects presented are real.Before it's release, it was rumoured that the album drew inspiration from [[heavy metal]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aleceiffel.free.fr/rev_tlm.html | title=''Trompe Le Monde'' reviews | accessdate = 2006-08-20}}</ref> and the band's pre-album release of [[Planet of Sound]], a heavier song than their usual output, did not quieten the rumours.

The music incorporates extreme dynamic shifts. Francis said in 1991, "Those are the two basic components of rock music&nbsp;... the dreamy side and the rockin' side. It's always been either sweaty or laid back and cool. We do try to be dynamic, but it's dumbo dynamics, because we don't know how to do anything else. We can play loud or quiet—that's it."<ref name="Guitar Player">{{cite book |title=The Pixies: Gods of Almost Pop. April |first=Joe |last=Gore |year=1991 |publisher=Guitar Player }}</ref>

In the end, ''Trompe Le Monde'' expanded on the UFO and sci-fi (including a song on [[space travel]]).<ref>Francis, Black. Lyrics. "[http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=43099 Planet of Sound]." ''[[Trompe Le Monde]]''). [[Gramophone record|LP]]. [[4AD Records|4AD]] 1991.</ref> Songs such as "Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons" and "Lovely Day" were written in a similar style to songs on ''Bossanova'' (such as "Havalina").The album also saw the band move in a more popular direction with songs as "Palace of the Brine" (the first time Deal is heared singing backing vocals in the album) and "Trompe Le Monde", and the song "U-Mass" included the keyboardist [[Eric Drew Feldman]] - a move unthinkable in the band's ''Come On Pilgrim'' and ''Surfer Rosa'' days. The album also featured a cover of "Head On" by [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]]. ''Trompe Le Monde'' was to be the Pixies last studio album before their breakup.

=== Influences ===

Following the release of ''Trompe Le Monde'' and an uncomfortable tour supporting fans [[U2]] (on their [[Zoo TV]] tour in 1992), the Pixies went on sabbatical and focused on separate projects. In early 1993, Francis announced on a radio interview that the band was finished and offered no explanation, unbeknownst to the other members of the band. He subsequently notified the others via [[fax]], in January 1993.<ref>Sisario, 2006. p. 7</ref> Black later regretted his method, as it did not allow for the rest of the band an opportunity to discuss the move.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nuvo.net/archive/2005/06/01/once_more_the_pixies.html | accessdate=2006-08-22 | title=Once more, the Pixies |author=Scully, Alan}}</ref>

The Pixies are influenced by a range of artists and genres; each member came from a different musical background. When he first started writing songs for the Pixies, Francis says he was listening to nothing but [[Hüsker Dü]], [[Captain Beefheart]], and [[Iggy Pop]];<ref name=sisario9>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=13}}</ref> whilst in the run up to recording ''Come On Pilgrim'' he listened to [[R.E.M.]]'s ''[[Murmur (album)|Murmur]]'' a lot, which he described as "hugely influential" on his songwriting.<ref name="TheGuardianInterview">{{harvnb|Pelley|2022}}</ref> During the making of ''Doolittle'' he listened heavily to the [[The Beatles|Beatles]]' ''[[The Beatles (album)|White Album]]''.<ref name=sisario10>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|pp=48–49}}</ref> He has cited [[Buddy Holly]] as a model for his compressed songwriting.<ref name=sisario11>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=46}}</ref> Francis did not discover [[punk rock]] until he was 16, saying "it was good I didn't listen to these hip records". As a child, he listened mainly to 1960s songs, religious music and [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer|Emerson Lake and Palmer]], [...] and [[Talking Heads]], who he says "weren't punk either".<ref>{{harvnb|Barker|2015}}</ref>

Santiago listened to 1970s and 1980s punk including [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], as well as [[David Bowie]]<ref name="officialprofile" /> and [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Tuffrey|first=Laurie|date=May 22, 2014|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/15323-joey-santiago-pixies-favourite-albumsPlanets?page=11|title=Planets Of Sound: Joey Santiago Of Pixies' Favourite Albums|work=The Quietus|access-date=January 21, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180808162013/http://thequietus.com/articles/15323-joey-santiago-pixies-favourite-albumsPlanets?page=11|archive-date=August 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Guitarists who influenced him include [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Les Paul]], [[Wes Montgomery]], [[Lou Reed]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Curley |first=John |title=10 Albums That Changed My Life: Joey Santiago of The Pixies |url=https://www.goldminemag.com/10-albums-that-changed-my-life/10-albums-that-changed-my-life-joey-santiago-of-the-pixies |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia |language=en}}</ref> and [[George Harrison]].<ref name="sisario12">{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|pp=12, 49}}</ref> Deal's musical background was folk music and [[country music|country]]; she had formed a country-folk band with her sister in her teenage years, and played covers of artists such as [[the Everly Brothers]] and [[Hank Williams]].<ref name="barton" /> Other artists Deal listened to included [[XTC]], [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]] and [[Elvis Costello]].<ref name=rogers>{{harvnb|Rogers|2009}}</ref> Lovering is a fan of the band [[Rush (band)|Rush]].<ref name=barton />

===After the breakup===

Film has influenced the Pixies; Francis cites surrealist films ''[[Eraserhead]]'' and ''[[Un chien andalou]]'' (as mentioned in "Debaser") as influences.<ref name="officialprofile" /> He has said he "didn't have the patience to sit around reading Surrealist novels", but found it easier to watch twenty-minute films.<ref name=sisario13>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=29}}</ref>

Black Francis renamed himself [[Frank Black]], and released three solo albums. He then went on to form a band with Scott Boutier, Eric Drew Feldman, Rich Gilbert, David McCaffrey, and Dave Phillips called '''Frank Black and the Catholics''', who released six albums with a more stripped down, country tinge than Black's solo work. In 2005, Black released his fourth solo album, [[Honeycomb (album)|Honeycomb]], featuring a mellow, [[rhythm and blues]]-styled approach and backing from seasoned [[Nashville]] musicians. He released a further double album from the same sessions, [[Fastman Raiderman]], on July 19, 2006.

=== Songwriting, lyrical themes and vocals ===

Deal returned to the [[Breeders]], and scored a hit with "Cannonball" from that group's ''Last Splash'' in 1993. However, for several years they struggled to produce another album, mainly due to her sister and fellow bandmember, [[Kelley Deal|Kelley]]'s, struggles with [[heroin]]. The album, ''Title TK'', finally appeared in 2002, with only Kim and Kelley remaining from the previous Breeders lineup. Kim Deal has also recorded with [[The Amps]].

Most of the Pixies' songs are composed and sung by Francis. Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine has described Francis's writing as containing "bizarre, fragmented lyrics about space, religion, sex, mutilation, and pop culture".<ref name="allmusic-bio" /> Biblical violence is a theme of ''Doolittle''{{'}}s "Dead" and "Gouge Away";<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /><ref name=sisario14>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|pp=94, 119–120}}</ref> Francis told a ''Melody Maker'' interviewer, "It's all those characters in the [[Old Testament]]. I'm obsessed with them. Why it comes out so much I don't know."<ref name="sisario16">{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=18}}</ref> He has described ''Come On Pilgrim{{'}}s'' "Caribou" as being about reincarnation,<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> and extraterrestrial themes appear in a number of songs on ''Bossanova''.<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" />

Deal co-wrote ''Doolittle''{{'}}s "Silver" with Francis,<ref name=doolittle>{{harvnb|Doolittle}}</ref> and they share lead harmony vocals on the track.<ref name="Sisario, 2006. p. 16" /> She also co-wrote and sang lead vocals on ''Surfer Rosa''{{'}}s "Gigantic",<ref name=Chick/><ref name=surferrosa>{{harvnb|Surfer Rosa}}</ref> and wrote the 2004 single "Bam Thwok".<ref name=rogers /><ref>{{harvnb|Pixies Pen First New Song In 13 Years}}</ref> She was credited as Mrs. John Murphy on "Gigantic"<ref name=surferrosa />—at the time she was married, and she used this name as an ironic [[Feminism|feminist]] joke.<ref name=sisario16 /> She also sang lead vocals on the song "Into the White" and the [[Neil Young]] cover "Winterlong", both B-sides.<ref name=b-sides />

Lovering went on to play in alt-rock band Cracker before becoming a magician and making occasional appearances as "[[The Scientific Phenomenalist]]", performing experiments on stage and occasionally opening for Frank Black and the Breeders. He also drummed on one of [[Tanya Donelly]]'s solo albums.

Lovering sang lead vocals on ''Doolittle''{{'}}s "La La Love You"<ref name="doolittle" /> and the B-side "Make Believe".<ref name="b-sides" /> Lenchantin made her lead vocal debut on ''Head Carrier''{{'}}s "All I Think About Now".<ref>{{harvnb|Hogan|2016}}</ref> She also provided lead vocals on "Los Surfers Muertos", from 2019's ''Beneath The Eyrie'' and the 2020 September single "Hear Me Out".

Santiago has appeared on Frank Black's solo albums, on an album by eccentric indie-rock musician [[Charles Douglas]] called ''Statecraft'' in 2004, writes music for [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television, and has a band called [[The Martinis]] with his wife, [[Linda Mallari]]. They released their debut album, ''Smitten'', in 2004.

===Reunion= Legacy ==

The Pixies' first album, ''Surfer Rosa'', is certified gold, while ''Doolittle'' is certified platinum, selling over 1&nbsp;million copies. The band influenced a number of musicians associated with the alternative rock boom of the 1990s.<ref>{{harvnb|Artists: Pixies}}</ref><ref name=egan>{{harvnb|Egan|2009}}</ref> Gary Smith, who produced ''Come On Pilgrim'', said in 1997:<ref name=egan/>

[[Image:Pixies in Kansas City, October 1, 2004.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Pixies in concert in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[October 1]], [[2004]]]]

In the 11 years following the break-up, rumours frequently circulated regarding a reunion. Though Black steadfastly dismissed them, he did begin to incorporate an increasing number of Pixies songs in his sets with the Catholics. Santiago made occasional appearances with Black both live and on record, and Lovering filled in on drums for some Catholics dates in 2002 (as well as frequently serving as opening act). In late 2003, following increasingly credible rumours and a series of cryptic news updates on Frank Black's [http://www.frankblack.net official fan site], a press release from Black's publicist officially confirmed that a reunion would occur in the spring of 2004. In the months leading up to the tour, there was almost no public word from any of the members, leading to an air of uncertainty and rampant speculation among fans.

<blockquote>I've heard it said about [[the Velvet Underground]] that while not a lot of people bought their albums, everyone who did started a band. I think this is largely true about the Pixies as well. Charles' secret weapon turned out to be not so secret and, sooner or later, all sorts of bands were exploiting the same strategy of wide dynamics. It became a kind of new pop formula and, within a short while, "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]" was charging up the charts and even the members of Nirvana said later that it sounded for all the world like a Pixies song.</blockquote>

Finally, though, the Pixies played their first reunion concert on April 13, 2004 at The Fine Line Music Cafe in downtown [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]. The show featured a sampling from their entire career, though with a heavy emphasis on their earlier records. A 15 concert warmup tour of the western [[United States]] and [[Canada]] followed, culminating in the performance at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]]. The tour deliberately avoided major cities and media outlets with [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg]] and [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] being stops. This was followed by a three-month world tour and four-month return to the US, ending on December 18 at the [[Hammerstein Ballroom]] in [[New York City]].<ref>"[http://www.pixiesmusic.com/live_04.php Pixies 2004 Tour Dates]." ''Pixiesmusic.com''.</ref>

The Pixies are credited with popularizing the extreme dynamics and stop-start timing that would become widespread in alternative rock. Their songs typically feature hushed, restrained verses, and explosive, wailing choruses.<ref name=magnet/>

Early in the year, the band released a new single "Bam Thwok" via [[iTunes]], which held the #2 most popular download slot on the service for some time. Later, 4AD released [[Wave of Mutilation: The Best of the Pixies]], along with a companion DVD. At the end of 2004, the band made appearances on [[David Letterman]] and [[Austin City Limits]].

Artists including David Bowie, [[Matt Noveskey]], [[Radiohead]], [[PJ Harvey]], [[U2]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[the Strokes]], [[Alice in Chains]], [[Arcade Fire]], [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]], [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]], [[Kings of Leon]] and [[Matthew Good]] have cited admiration of the Pixies.<ref name="carew" /><ref name="rhino">{{cite web|url=http://www.rhinomedia.com/rzine/pressrelease.lasso?PRID=330 |title=The reunion tour of the year has come to DVD |work=Rhino Magazine |date=July 25, 2005 |access-date=September 9, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715181115/http://www.rhinomedia.com/rzine/pressrelease.lasso?PRID=330 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Alexakis">{{cite web|url=http://magnetmagazine.com/2010/01/19/from-the-desk-of-everclears-art-alexakis-the-pixies%E2%80%99-%E2%80%9Cdoolittle%E2%80%9D/|title=Magnet Magazine|author=Alexakis| access-date=July 28, 2018}}</ref> [[Bono]] of U2, one of the Pixies' influences, said the Pixies had made "just about the most compelling music of the entire 80s" and were one of the greatest American bands.<ref name="rhino" /> Radiohead's [[Thom Yorke]] said that the Pixies "changed [his] life".<ref name="egan" />

The Pixies continued to tour in 2005, playing a brief US tour featuring two shows per night, as well as headlining the 2005 [[Lollapalooza]] and Sasquatch music festivals, European venues such as the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] and in [[Edinburgh]] supported by Scottish rockers [[Teenage Fanclub]] and [[Idlewild (band)|Idlewild]] as part of the T on the Fringe music festival. In August, the band performed an entirely acoustic set at the [[Newport Folk Festival]].

One notable citation as an influence was by [[Kurt Cobain]], on influencing Nirvana's "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]", which he admitted was a conscious attempt to co-opt the Pixies' style. In a January 1994 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', he said, "I was trying to write the ultimate pop song. I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies. I have to admit it [smiles]. When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been in that band—or at least in a Pixies cover band. We used their sense of dynamics, being soft and quiet and then loud and hard."<ref name="egan" /><ref>{{harvnb|Dowling|2004}}</ref> Cobain cited ''Surfer Rosa'' as one of his main musical influences, and particularly admired the album's natural and powerful drum sounds—a result of Steve Albini's influence on the record. Albini later produced Nirvana's 1993 ''[[In Utero (album)|In Utero]]'' at the request of Cobain.<ref>{{harvnb|Azerrad|1994|pp=312–313}}</ref>

===New album===

Other bands and artists who have cited the Pixies as an influence include [[Weezer]],<ref>{{harvnb|Erlewine (Weezer Biography)}}</ref> [[Gavin Rossdale]] of [[Bush (British band)|Bush]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlansky |first=Evan |date=2020 |title=Gavin Rossdale Discusses Bush's Critics, Nirvana Comparisons |url=https://americansongwriter.com/qa-gavin-rossdale-discusses-bushs-critics-nirvana-comparisions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226121000/https://americansongwriter.com/qa-gavin-rossdale-discusses-bushs-critics-nirvana-comparisions/ |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |access-date=June 16, 2024 |website=American Songwriters}}</ref> [[Snow Patrol]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zimmerman |first=Kevin |date=March 9, 2005 |title=Snow Patrol |url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234372 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102114704/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234372 |archive-date=November 2, 2010 |access-date=June 16, 2024 |website=Broadcast Music, Inc |quote='Basically our favorite bands were poured into it,' states singer/songwriter/guitarist [[Gary Lightbody]]. 'At the time we were under the influence of American rock — the Pixies, [[Dinosaur Jr.]], [[Soundgarden]]...'}}</ref> [[Slowdive]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trunick |first=Austin |date=August 12, 2014 |title=Slowdive - Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell on the Bands That Inspired Them |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/slowdive_-_neil_halstead_and_rachel_goswell_on_the_bands_that_inspired_them |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218162051/https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/slowdive_-_neil_halstead_and_rachel_goswell_on_the_bands_that_inspired_them |archive-date=February 18, 2024 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=Under the Radar}}</ref> [[OK Go]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Interviewing Dan Konopka (OK Go) |url=https://sylrmartin.com/portfolio/interviewing-dan-konopka-ok-go/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323004422/https://sylrmartin.com/portfolio/interviewing-dan-konopka-ok-go/ |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |website=Syl R Martin |quote=Yes, I think when we started writing for ''[[Of the Blue Colour of the Sky|Blue Colour Of The Sky]]'' we had a few focused influences. Definitely ''[[Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain]]'', and definitely The Pixies.}}</ref> [[Eve 6]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mavrich |first=Kate |date=July 8, 2003 |title=Clothes encounter with Eve 6 |url=https://pittnews.com/article/37270/archives/clothes-encounter-with-eve-6/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722162323/https://pittnews.com/article/37270/archives/clothes-encounter-with-eve-6/ |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=[[The Pitt News]] |quote=[[Jawbreaker (band)|Jawbreaker]] was defiantly a really big influence. [[Green Day]] was a big influence. [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]], early on for sure. Early on, California punk music and then we got into the Pixies, [[indie rock]] from there.}}</ref> [[Thrice]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shultz |first=Brian |date=April 20, 2005 |title=Thrice |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/12295/interviews-thrice |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408102704/https://www.punknews.org/article/12295/interviews-thrice |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=punknews.org}}</ref> [[Better Than Ezra]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Chuck |date=October 30, 2014 |title=Better Than Ezra's Kevin Griffin Talks New Album, Vinyl + More |url=https://diffuser.fm/better-than-ezra-kevin-griffin-all-together-now-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522010344/https://diffuser.fm/better-than-ezra-kevin-griffin-all-together-now-interview/ |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |access-date=January 26, 2025 |website=[[Diffuser (website)|Diffuser]] |quote=Better Than Ezra’s foundation, we first started being influenced by [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]], the Pixies, [[the Smiths]], then we just became more distorted, you know, that typical ’90s sound.}}</ref> [[Toadies]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2, 2001 |title=THE TOADIES |url=https://silentuproar.com/interviews/7/the-toadies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518134500/https://silentuproar.com/interviews/7/the-toadies/ |archive-date=May 18, 2024 |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=Silent Uproar}}</ref> [[Ash (band)|Ash]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Howard |first=Will |date=February 26, 2011 |title=JD Set: Tim Wheeler On Pixies |url=http://www.aaamusic.co.uk/2011/02/26/jd-set-tim-wheeler-on-pixies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616045044/http://www.aaamusic.co.uk/2011/02/26/jd-set-tim-wheeler-on-pixies/ |archive-date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=June 16, 2024 |website=AAA Music}}</ref> [[Ride (band)|Ride]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trunick |first=Austin |date=November 18, 2013 |title=Ride on "Nowhere": Mark Gardener and Andy Bell on 1990's Shoegaze Classic |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/ride_on_nowhere_mark_gardener_and_andy_bell |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201055400/https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/ride_on_nowhere_mark_gardener_and_andy_bell |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=Under the Radar}}</ref> [[Veruca Salt]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Massie |first=Andrew |date=January 21, 2018 |title=INTERVIEW: Louise Post – Veruca Salt |url=https://www.therockpit.net/2018/interview-louise-post-veruca-salt/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722185808/https://www.therockpit.net/2018/interview-louise-post-veruca-salt/ |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=The Rockpit}}</ref> [[Sleeper (band)|Sleeper]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wener |first=Louise |date=July 6, 2002 |title=My life as a pop star |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2002/jul/06/artsfeatures.features2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524101245/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2002/jul/06/artsfeatures.features2 |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |quote=...as time went on our music became increasingly influenced by US bands such as [[Hole (band)|Hole]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] and, most especially, the Pixies.}}</ref> [[Lemuria (American band)|Lemuria]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Verducci |first=Richard |date=April 13, 2011 |title=Sheena Ozzella (Lemuria) |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/42242/interviews-sheena-ozzella-lemuria |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521155649/https://www.punknews.org/article/42242/interviews-sheena-ozzella-lemuria |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=punknews.org}}</ref> and [[Treepeople]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Panetta |first=Giovanni |title=TREEPEOPLE, STORY OF A INDIE ROCK BAND – INTERVIEW WITH SCOTT SCHMALIJOHN |url=https://nikilzine.it/treepeople-story-of-a-indie-rock-band-interview-with-scott-schmalijohn/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112155937/https://nikilzine.it/treepeople-story-of-a-indie-rock-band-interview-with-scott-schmalijohn/ |archive-date=November 12, 2023 |access-date=November 12, 2023 |website=nikilzine.it}}</ref>

In July 2005, Black said that the band hopes to record a new album, their first since 1991. "We really want to make a record for the right reasons, whether it is successful commercially or not," Black said.<ref>NME staff writer. "[http://www.nme.com/news/113023.htm Pixies to Make First Album in 14 Years]." ''[[NME]]''. [[July 15]], [[2005]].</ref> Black reportedly presented a batch of songs to the group for consideration sometime in 2006, but Kim Deal is said to have described them as "too fakey". Though it was widely reported that any new album efforts had been abandoned,<ref>NME staff writer "[http://www.nme.com/news/pixies/23519 Pixies Will Never Record Again]." ''[[NME]]''. July, 2006.</ref> Black revealed at a Spanish press conference in July 2006 that the band tentatively planned to continue working on new material, with the caveat that "if it doesn't sound good, we don't put the machine into record."<ref>Frank Black Official Site News Update. "[http://www.frankblack.net/news/#364 Pixies to Play with New Material]." ''[http://www.frankblack.net/ FrankBlack.net]''. [[July 25]], [[2006]].</ref>

== Music videos and DVDs ==

==Instrumentation==

No music videos were released from ''Come On Pilgrim'' or ''Surfer Rosa'', but from ''Doolittle'' onwards, the following videos were made: "Monkey Gone To Heaven", "Here Comes Your Man", "Velouria", "Dig For Fire", "Allison", "Alec Eiffel", "Head On", and "Debaser";<ref name=jawetz>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/11535/pixies/|title=Pixies|author=Jawetz, Gil|work=DVD Talk|date=April 27, 2004|access-date=January 23, 2011}}</ref> these were later released on the 2004 DVD ''Pixies''.<ref name=jawetz/> The videos for "Here Comes Your Man" and "Allison" were also released on ''The Complete 'B' Sides''.<ref name=b-sides/> Furthermore, a music video accompanied the release of their 2013 song, "Bagboy", as well an alternate video released on a later date. Videos were made for all the songs on both ''EP1'' and ''EP2'' and for "Silver Snail" and "Ring the Bell" from ''EP3''. From ''Head Carrier'' onwards, the following videos were made: "Tenement Song", "Um Chagga Lagga", "On Graveyard Hill", "Catfish Kate", "Long Rider", "Hear Me Out", "Human Crime" and "Vault of Heaven".

By ''Bossanova'', the band had developed a severe aversion to recording music videos, and Francis refused to [[lip-sync]] to them.<ref name="pg140">{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=140}}</ref> For example, in the "Here Comes Your Man" video, both Black and Deal open their mouths wide instead of mouthing their lyrics.<ref name=popbu>{{cite web|url=http://www.popbunker.net/2009/11/weekly-song-addiction-pixies-man/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020143/http://www.popbunker.net/2009/11/weekly-song-addiction-pixies-man/|archive-date=July 24, 2011|title=Weekly Song Addiction: The Pixies—"Here Comes Your Man"|author=Rudder, Jack|work=Pop Bunker|date=November 9, 2009|url-status=usurped|access-date=January 24, 2011}}</ref> According to the record label, this became one of the reasons that Pixies never achieved major coverage on [[MTV]].<ref name="pg140" /> With ''Bossanova''{{'}}s release, 4AD hoped to get the Pixies chosen to perform their single "Velouria" on the BBC's ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.<ref name=mendel2>{{harvnb|Mendelssohn|2005|p=94}}</ref> To this end, the band was pressured into producing a video for the song, and made one cheaply with the band members filmed running down a quarry, shown in slow motion.<ref name="pg140" /><ref name=barding>{{cite web|url=http://www.playlouder.com/feature/+pixies4/ |title=The Pixies And Me |access-date=January 23, 2011 |author=Barding, Andy |work=Playlouder.com |date=June 7, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061124134746/http://www.playlouder.com/feature/%2Bpixies4/ |archive-date=November 24, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The group was ultimately not given a spot on the show.<ref name=barding/><ref name=mendel3>{{harvnb|Mendelssohn|2005|p=95}}</ref>

Francis uses either a [[Fender Telecaster]], [[Fender Mustang]] or [[Fender Jaguar]], and often uses either the [[Marshall Amplification|Marshall JCM 800]] or the [[Vox AC30]] as [[Instrument_amplifier|amplifiers]]. Santiago is a "strict [[Gibson Les Paul|Les Paul]] man" (he owns 3 Les Pauls) - but also has a [[Gibson ES-335]] and uses a [[Pearce GR]]-8 amplifier.

The 90-minute documentary ''[[Loudquietloud|loudQUIETloud: a film about the Pixies]]'' was directed by [[Steven Cantor]] and [[Matthew Galkin]] and released in 2006. The film documents their 2004 reunion and tour, and covers the years after the break-up.<ref name=loudq>{{cite web | url=http://loudquietloud.com/|year=2006|title=loudQUIETloud: a film about the Pixies|work=loudQuietloud.com|access-date= November 21, 2010}}</ref> In addition to ''Pixies'' and ''LoudQUIETloud'', four other Pixies DVDs were released between 2004 and 2006, all featuring concert performances: ''Live at the Town and Country Club 1988'',<ref name=allmu16>{{cite web|url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-town-and-country-club-1988-r819259|title=Live at the Town and Country Club 1988|work=AllMusic|access-date=February 6, 2011}}</ref> ''The Pixies—Sell Out'',<ref name=rhino/> ''The Pixies Acoustic: Live in Newport'',<ref>{{harvnb|Cornelius|2006}}</ref> and ''The Pixies Club Date: Live at the Paradise in Boston''.<ref>{{harvnb|Wallis|2006}}</ref>

Deal plays either a [[Fender Precision Bass|Fender Precision]] or [[Music Man Stingray]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bassplayer.com/story.asp?storyCode=4025 | title=Bass Player - The Pixies' Kim Deal | accessdate=2006-09-01}}</ref> bass and Lovering plays a five-piece white Pro Prestige custom drumkit.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aleceiffel.free.fr/gear.html | title=Instruments Played by the Pixies | accessdate=2006-08-29}}</ref>

==In popularBand members culture==

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The Pixies' music, despite never reaching great [[mainstream]] popularity, is frequently found in popular culture. Many TV shows, movies, and video games have made use of Pixies songs. The most prominent appearance of a Pixies song is the use of "Where Is My Mind?" as the exit music to the popular movie ''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]''.

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'''Current'''

* [[Black Francis]] (Charles Thompson)&nbsp;– lead vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar <small>(1986–1993, 2004–present)</small>

* [[Joey Santiago]]&nbsp;– lead guitar, occasional backing vocals <small>(1986–1993, 2004–present)</small>

* [[David Lovering]]&nbsp;– drums, percussion, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals and bass <small>(1986–1993, 2004–present)</small>

* Emma Richardson&nbsp;– bass, backing and occasional lead vocals <small>(2024–present)</small><ref name="PAZX">{{Cite tweet |user=PIXIES |number=1764621834253746655 |title=An announcement from Pixies}}</ref>

'''Former'''

"I've Been Tired" can be heard in the background in the movie ''[[Unbreakable]]''. The movie ''[[The United States of Leland]]'' features both "Gigantic" and "Hang Wire" as background music. "Where Is My Mind?" has been used in the movie ''[[The Weather Man]]'', in an episode of ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' and the [[Mars Exploration Rover]] ''[[Spirit rover|Spirit]]'' "woke up" to the song after a memory reformat and software upgrade.<ref>"[http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mer/daily.cfm?date=4&year=2004 Refreshed and Ready to Rock and Rove]." ''Mars Exploration Rovers: Daily Updates''. [[April 13]], [[2004]].</ref>

* [[Kim Deal]]&nbsp;– bass, backing and occasional lead vocals <small>(1986–1993, 2004–2013)</small>

* [[Paz Lenchantin]]&nbsp;– bass, violin, backing and occasional lead vocals, keyboards <small>(2016–2024; touring musician 2014–2016)</small><ref>{{cite tweet|user=PazLenchantin|author=Paz Lenchantin|number=753205115339825152|date=13 July 2016|title=I'm extremely pleased and honored to announce that I am officially a permanent member of PIXIES!…}}</ref>

'''Session'''

"Debaser" is featured in the soundtrack for video game ''[[NCAA Football 06]]'', the song is also played during the opening credits of the movie ''[[Haiku Tunnel]]'' and in an episode of [[The O.C.]]. "Tame" was used in a TV advertisement by [[Smirnoff]]. "Wave Of Mutilation (UK Surf)" is included on the soundtrack of the movie ''[[Pump Up the Volume (film)|Pump Up The Volume]]''. Both "La La Love You" and "Here Comes Your Man" are played in the movie ''[[Stuck on You]]''. "Here Comes Your Man" also appears in the films ''[[My Girl]]'', and ''[[Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo ]]''. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" has been used in the movie ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'', and also in a ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' episode.

* [[Simon "Ding" Archer|Simon Archer]]&nbsp;– bass <small>(2012)</small><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.goldminemag.com/reviews/pixies-roar-back-life-incendiary-indie-cindy|title=Pixies roar back to life with incendiary Indie Cindy|newspaper=Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia |publisher=[[Goldmine (magazine)|Goldmine]]|access-date=2023-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vanyaland.com/2014/03/24/comes-band-pixies-announce-first-full-length-20-years/|title=Here Comes Your Band: Pixies announce first full-length in 20 years|date=March 24, 2014 |publisher=Vanyaland|access-date=2023-03-29}}</ref>

'''Touring'''

Many artists have also paid homage to the band and many alternative rock artists list a number of their albums as their favourites.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aleceiffel.free.fr/misc_homages.html | title=Homages to the Pixies | accessdate=2006-08-28}}</ref>

* [[Eric Drew Feldman]]&nbsp;– keyboards <small>(1991)</small>

* [[Kim Shattuck]]&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals <small>(2013; died 2019)</small>

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==Discography=Timeline===

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|''[[Come on Pilgrim]]''

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|''[[Surfer Rosa]]''

|4AD

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|

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|1989

|''[[Doolittle (album)|Doolittle]]''

|4AD

|#98

|#8

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|1990

|''[[Bossanova]]''

|4AD

|#70

|#3

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|1991

|''[[Trompe le Monde]]''

|4AD

|#92

|#7

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|1997

|''[[Death to the Pixies|Death to the Pixies: Best of 1987–1991]]''

|#180

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|

|#20

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|1998

|''[[Pixies at the BBC]]''

|4AD (UK release)

|

|

|

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|2001

|''[[Complete B-Sides]]''

|4AD/Elektra

|

|

|#53

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|2002

|''[[The Purple Tape|Pixies]]'' (''The Purple Tape'')

|Spin Art

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|#23

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|2004

|''[[Wave of Mutilation: The Best of the Pixies]]''

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|#11

|#16

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| 1988

| "[[Gigantic (song)|Gigantic]]"

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| #93

| ''[[Surfer Rosa]]''

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| 1989

| "[[Here Comes Your Man]]"

| #3

| #54

| ''[[Doolittle (album)|Doolittle]]''

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| 1989

| "[[Monkey Gone to Heaven]]"

| #5

| #60

| ''Doolittle''

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| 1990

| "[[Dig for Fire]]"

| #11

| #62

| ''[[Bossanova]]''

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| 1990

| "[[Allison (song)|Allison]]"

| -

| -

| ''Bossanova''

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| 1990

| "[[Velouria]]"

| #4

| #28

| ''Bossanova''

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| 1991

| "[[Planet of Sound]]"

| -

| #27

| ''[[Trompe le Monde]]''

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| 1991

| "[[Letter to Memphis]]"

| #6

| -

| ''Trompe le Monde''

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| 1991

| "[[Alec Eiffel]]"

| -

| -

| ''Trompe le Monde''

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| 1991

| "[[Head On (Pixies single)|Head On]]"

| #6

| -

| ''Trompe le Monde''

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| 1997

| "[[Debaser|Debaser (Studio)]]"

| -

| #23

| ''[[Death to the Pixies]]''

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| 1997

| "[[Debaser|Debaser (Live)]]"

| -

| -

| ''Death to the Pixies''

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| 2004

| "[[Bam Thwok]]"

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| -

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==Further readingDiscography ==

{{Main|Pixies discography}}

*Matula, Theodore. "Contextualizing musical rhetoric: A critical reading of the Pixies' 'Rock Music'." ''[http://www.csca-net.org/ Communication Studies]''. 51 (3, Fall), 218–237.

*Frank, Josh; Ganz, Caryn; Banks, Chaz. "Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies." (2006). ISBN 0312340079

==External=Studio linksalbums===

* ''[[Surfer Rosa]]'' (1988)

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* ''[[Doolittle (album)|Doolittle]]'' (1989)

{{commons|Pixies}}

* ''[[Bossanova (Pixies album)|Bossanova]]'' (1990)

* [http://www.4ad.com/pixies/ Pixies' Official 4AD Site]

* ''[[Trompe le Monde]]'' (1991)

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/documentaries/pixies531p01.shtml BBC Radio Interview 01/05]

* ''[[Indie Cindy]]'' (2014)

* [http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/P/Pixies/ MusicMoz: Pixies] - discography, reviews and links at the Open Music Project

* ''[[Head Carrier]]'' (2016)

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBhutT2wcqM Debaser And Un Chien Andalou]

* ''[[Beneath the Eyrie]]'' (2019)

* [http://dag.wieers.com/debaser/ Pixies/Debaser - A Small Pixies site]

* ''[[Doggerel (album)|Doggerel]]'' (2022)

* [http://aleceiffel.free.fr/ Alec Eiffel - A Pixies page]

* ''[[The Night the Zombies Came]]'' (2024)

== References ==

{{Pixies}}

{{Reflist}}

== General and cited references ==

[[Category:Alternative musical groups]]

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[[Category:American musical groups]]

* {{Cite web|url= https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=A1F76606-1591-CBA1-239D-359ECDBFFA66&searchterms=Pixies&terminclude=&termexact= |title=50 Cent Cashes In|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|date=May 3, 2005|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110629120637/http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=A1F76606-1591-CBA1-239D-359ECDBFFA66&searchterms=Pixies&terminclude=&termexact= |archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=dead|ref={{SfnRef|50 Cent Cashes In}}}}

[[Category:Indie rock groups]]

* {{Cite web|last=Albert|first=John|url= http://www.laweekly.com/news/features/rock-magicians/2578/ |title=Rock Magicians|work=[[LA Weekly]]|date=July 17, 2003|access-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071213212628/http://www.laweekly.com/news/features/rock-magicians/2578/ |archive-date=December 13, 2007|url-status=dead}}

[[Category:Massachusetts musical groups]]

* {{Cite magazine|last=Appleford|first=Steve|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-pixies-on-indie-cindy-and-recording-without-kim-deal-96748/ |title=The Pixies on 'Indie Cindy' and Recording Without Kim Deal|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 25, 2014|access-date=February 10, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190815152828/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-pixies-on-indie-cindy-and-recording-without-kim-deal-96748/ |archive-date=August 15, 2019|url-status=live}}

[[Category:Peel Sessions artists]]

* {{Cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/pixies/biography |title=Artists: Pixies|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=February 11, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110727110859/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/pixies/biography |archive-date=July 27, 2011|url-status=dead|ref={{SfnRef|Artists: Pixies}}}}

[[Category:Rock music groups]]

* {{Cite magazine|last=Aston|first=Martin|url= https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/hello-goodbye-joey-santiago--the-pixies/ |title=Hello Goodbye: Joey Santiago & The Pixies|magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|via=[[Rock's Backpages]]|url-access=subscription|date=December 1997|access-date=January 7, 2021}} {{subscription required}}

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* {{Cite book|last=Azerrad|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Azerrad|title=Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana|publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]|year=1994|isbn=978-0-385-47199-2}}

[[Category:4AD artists]]

* {{Cite web|last=Barker|first=Emily|url= https://www.nme.com/photos/29-geeky-facts-you-might-not-know-about-pixies-1403427 |title=Pixies announce Australia, New Zealand and European live dates|work=[[NME]]|date=April 2, 2015|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170313042044/https://www.nme.com/photos/29-geeky-facts-you-might-not-know-about-pixies-1403427 |archive-date=March 13, 2017|url-status=dead}}

* {{Cite news|last=Barton|first=Laura|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/aug/20/popandrock.pixies |title=Misfits that fit|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=August 21, 2005|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210211210214/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/aug/20/popandrock.pixies |archive-date=February 11, 2021|url-status=live}}

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* {{Cite AV media notes|last=Black|first=Frank|author-link=Black Francis|title=Complete 'B' Sides|year=2001|publisher=[[4AD]]|others=Pixies|type=CD booklet}}

* {{Cite web|url= http://cookingvinyl.com/artists/black-francis#2 |title=Black Francis: Releases|publisher=[[Cooking Vinyl]]|access-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100511185433/http://cookingvinyl.com/artists/black-francis#2 |archive-date=May 11, 2010|url-status=dead|ref={{SfnRef|Black Francis: Releases}}}}

* {{Cite web|url= https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-2004/ |title=Boston Music Awards 2004|publisher=Boston Music Awards|access-date=August 17, 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230817040801/https://bostonmusicawards.com/bma/boston-music-awards-2004/ |archive-date=August 17, 2023|url-status=live|ref={{SfnRef|Boston Music Awards 2004}}}}

* {{Cite web|last=Britton|first=Luke Morgan|url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/robert-plant-4-1214595 |title=Robert Plant joins forces with the Pixies for tour|work=[[NME]]|date=March 16, 2015|access-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201223033546/https://www.nme.com/news/music/robert-plant-4-1214595 |archive-date=December 23, 2020|url-status=live}}

* {{Cite web|last=Carew|first=Anthony|url= http://altmusic.about.com/od/artists/a/thepixies.htm |title=The Pixies – Artist Profile|work=[[About.com]]|access-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121118155748/http://altmusic.about.com/od/artists/a/thepixies.htm |archive-date=November 18, 2012|url-status=dead}}

* {{Cite news|last=Chick|first=Stevie|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/mar/14/popandrock.breeders |title=Sister Bliss|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 14, 2008|access-date=December 24, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201224021525/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/mar/14/popandrock.breeders |archive-date=December 24, 2020|url-status=live}}

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