True legends of American rock, the Pixies have triggered many vocations: from Nirvana to the Smashing Pumpkins, from Radiohead to the Strokes, more than one band has been formed in the wake of this quartet with an adventurous journey. Founded in Boston in the mid-1980s by guitarist Joey Santiago and singer-songwriter Black Francis (also known as Frank Black), the Pixies have left their mark on indie rock history with the telluric force of their songs, which collide rock guitars, punk corrosion, melodic surf-rock and scruffy acoustic passages.
Their albums “Surfer Rosa” (1988) and “Doolittle” (1989) remain must-sees, but their more recent releases, including “Beneath the Eyrie” (2019) and “Doggerel” (2022), prove the relevance of their reformation.
the Pixies sounded like no other band. By 1991, every band sounded like the Pixies.” Pixies are an American alternative rock band which formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1986. The band consists of Charles “Black Francis” Thompson IV (vocals, guitar; also known as ‘’Frank Black’‘), Joey Santiago (lead guitar), David Lovering (drums) and Paz Lenchantin (bass and backup vocals). Until 2013, the band’s bassist was Kim Deal. The band officially split in 1993 and reunited in 2004. They went on hiatus in 2007, with each band member pursuing projects of their own, only to reunite in 2009, with the announcement of a new tour commencing in Europe that summer. The band’s style of alternative rock music is heavily influenced by punk and surf rock, and while highly melodic, is capable of being tremendously abrasive at the same time. Francis is the Pixies’ primary songwriter and singer and has a distinctly desperate, yowling delivery. He has typically written cryptic songs about offbeat subjects, such as UFOs and surrealism. References to mental instability, violent Biblical imagery, and physical injury feature in many of the band’s songs.
The Fat Angel Sings 