Pixies: Head Carrier October 17, 2016Pixies are a pretty large touchstone for me in my musical evolution. It honestly started back in 1989...
Frank Black: Teenager of the Year January 11, 2015Despite the creepy cover, you can tell after the first two tracks that this is going to be...
Frank Black: Frank Black January 11, 2015The first solo effort from former Pixies leadman, Black Francis, finds him trolling through similar neighborhoods and sounds...
Black Francis: Svn Fngrs June 28, 2008Black Francis is such a freak! No but really, listen to the first song on this EP, “The...
Black Francis: Bluefinger March 31, 2008It’s impossible to divorce Black Francis (or Frank Black) from the Pixies and vice versa. There are a...
Pixies: Bossanova March 19, 2008It’s not a good sign that they open the album with an instrumental. I don’t really like instrumentals....
Pixies: Come on Pilgrim August 15, 2007I’m not sure what’s up with all the foreign language stuff, but this debut by a weird college...
Pixies: Doolittle June 26, 2007“Debaser” is my second favorite Pixies song. I f’n love it. I will play it on any jukebox...
Pixies: Surfer Rosa March 14, 2007From the opening downbeat of “Bone Machine,” Surfer Rosa’s first track, you know this album is gonna kick...
Pixies: Trompe le Monde January 12, 2007They’ve obviously turned the page here. Where as Bossanova sounded tired, Trompe le Monde sounded refreshed. Refreshed—but different. It’s...
Frank Black: Show Me Your Tears September 10, 2003This thing feels more like an album than Dog In the Sand. The mood is the same throughout–and...
Frank Black: Dog in the Sand January 31, 2001Mr. Black has jumped in the way back one for this one, bypassing the Pixies and everything else related...
