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Boston, Massachusetts, United States (1986 – 1993 , 2004 – present)

Pixies is an American band which formed in Boston, Massachusetts, United States in 1986. They consist of Charles (Black Francis) Thompson IV (vocals, guitar; also known as ‘’Frank Black’‘), Kim Deal (bass, vocals), Joey Santiago (guitar) and David Lovering (drums). 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.

Although quite popular on alternative rock radio in the United States due to heavy airplay of the singles “Monkey Gone to Heaven” and “Here Comes Your Man”, they were never widely popular there, but found success in Europe, especially in the UK (where they managed three top 40 singles “Velouria”, “Planet of Sound” and a re-release of “Debaser”) and Belgium and the Netherlands, where they were heavily broadcasted by alternative public radio.

The band’s style of alternative rock music is heavily influenced by and , 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.
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  • Mewkies

    Pixies is only popular amongst the indie crowd, the people who aren't into them are people who think Rush is the greatest band to exist

    yesterday afternoon
  • zhelnerovich

    Not everyone is like you

    Sunday evening
  • X1anghua

    are they popular because of FC and stupid hipsters?

    Sunday afternoon
  • Cox_of_Seagulls

    @ginandjukes same here. Love them both though.

    Saturday evening
  • Orbitlynx

    caribouuuu, caribouuuu

    Saturday morning
  • ginandjukes

    I like Frank Black & The Catholics' tunes much better than most Pixies tunes.

    Saturday morning
  • Foxisss

    http://vk.com/daymusic_ru тут они

    Saturday morning
  • JoseZZ

    idk, maybe its because it isnt on doolittle

    Saturday morning
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28 Oct 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/pixies

We've just released an all new www.pixiesmusic.comIt feels like the right time for the band to have a proper home, share some music, and provide a place for fans and the band...

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