Pixies Unleash New Single "Dregs of the Wine"

Boston alt rockers Pixies have unleashed their new single "Dregs of the Wine". 

The song is taken from their eighth studio album 'Doggerel' will be out on September 30 via BMG. Pre-order your copy here.

Given Black Francis’ prolific songwriting, Joey’s contributions would usually be to build his distinctive style into his bandmate’s songs. But this time around it was the reverse approach, with Joey’s instrumental - a mix of explosive power chords that recall Pete Townshend and a pummelling punk attack - completed by Black’s decadent, surrealist lyrics, which reference Van Halen and Black Foxx while drinking under the iconic Hollywood sign.  

Black says the song is about, “Living in Los Angeles in the ‘90s with my then-wife, hanging out with Joey and his ex-wife, lots of trips to Las Vegas, a lot of drinking, little bit drug taking, some genuine good times.”  

Flashforward to the present day. Joey was jamming at home on his guitar and the initial idea behind the song may well have been lost to the moment. He recalls, “I guess I was in kind of a zombie state, just playing. After I stopped playing I put it down and went, ‘Well, that was a fucking waste of time, what a piece of shit I am.’ I beat myself up a lot, but my girlfriend, unbeknownst to me, was recording me. She played it back to me and I go, ‘Fuck! Hold on a second here! This stuff is good!’” 

Watch a lyric video below.

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Pixies Drop New Single/Video "Vault of Heaven"

Boston alt rockers Pixies have dropped the video for their new single "Vault of Heaven". 

The song is taken from their eighth studio album 'Doggerel' will be out on September 30 via BMG. Pre-order your copy here.

Mixing dusky, Morricone-style desert noir atmospherics with a chiming, melodic guitar motif, ‘Vault of Heaven’ also takes a leftfield turn as flourishes of female backing vocals provide an almost hymnal touch. Black Francis’s lyrics combine elements that are both abstract and everyday in a surrealist narrative, in which the protagonist aims for salvation but only ends up falling flat on his face.  

‘Vault of Heaven’ is released alongside an official video which brings its absurdist tale to life. It begins with a semi-clothed Zorro-esque figure who is heading into Los Angeles on the back of a toy horse. He arrives at a 7-Eleven, where things get stranger still with the help of bizarre Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe lookalikes. The visual was directed by the filmmaker and musician Charles Derenne. 

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Pixies Announce New LP 'Doggerel', Stream "There's A Moon On"

Boston alt rockers Pixies have announced the release of their eighth studio album 'Doggerel'.

The band' seventh full-length and follow-up to 2019's Beneath the Eyrie,  will be out on September 30 via BMG. Pre-order your copy here.

‘Doggerel’ is a mature yet visceral record of gruesome folk, ballroom pop and brutal rock, haunted by the ghosts of affairs and indulgences, driven wild by cosmic forces and envisioning digital afterlives where no God has provided one. And all the while, right there on the news, another distant storm approaches.  

Guitarist Joey Santiago says, “This time around we have grown. We no longer have under two-minute songs. We have little breaks, more conventional arrangements but still our twists in there.”  

Vocalist/guitarist Black Francis adds,  “We're trying to do things that are very big and bold and orchestrated. The punky stuff, I really like playing it but you just cannot artificially create that shit. There's another way to do this, there's other things we can do with this extra special energy that we're encountering.”  

Watch: Pixies Share New Single/Video "Hear Me Out"

Boston alt rockers Pixies have shared the video for their new single "Hear Me Out".

The double A-side single Hear Me Out / Mambo Sun will be out on October 16th. Get your copy here.

The song was written by frontman Black Francis and Lenchantin at Dreamland Studios during sessions for ‘Beneath The Eyrie’, with production courtesy of the Grammy-nominated Tom Dalgety (Royal Blood, Ghost, etc.).  

“‘Hear Me Out’ is about things not turning out the way we hoped, but knowing that it’s going to be ok regardless,”says Lenchantin. “Black started the melody phrases on an old organ. I loved it right away, so he asked me to take a pass at the lyrics. The song has an evocative melody that inspired the lyrics to come out straight away.”  

Joey Santiago added, “Paz sounds like she’s talking to a guy with deaf ears. I did a western style riff at the end of verses, which was like giving her a gun so the dude would pay attention.” 

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Watch: Pixies Reveal Lyric Video For "Ready for Love"

Boston alt rockers Pixies have revealed a lyric video for their latest single "Ready for Love".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their new album 'Beneath the Eyrie', which will cam out in September 2019. Get your copy here.

The video was directed by Gilbert Trejo, watch below.

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Watch: Pixies Unleash Music Video For "Long Rider"

Boston alt rockers Pixies have unleashed the video for their latest single "Long Rider".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their new album 'Beneath the Eyrie', which will cam out last month (September 13th). Get your copy here.

The video was directed by Gilbert Trejo, watch below.

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Watch: Pixies Unveil Music Video For New Single "Catfish Kate"

Boston alt rockers Pixies have unveiled the video for their new single "Catfish Kate".

The song is taken from the forthcoming new album 'Beneath the Eyrie', which will be out on September 13th. Pre-order your copy here.

The video was directed by Kii Arens / Bobbi Rich, watch below.

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Watch: Pixies Air Music Video For "On Graveyard Hill"

Boston alt rockers Pixies have aired the video for their latest single "On Graveyard Hill".

The song is taken from the forthcoming new album 'Beneath the Eyrie', which will be out on September 13th. Pre-order your copy here.

The video was directed by Kii Arens / Bobbi Rich, watch below.

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Pixies Announce New LP 'Beneath the Eyrie', Stream "On Graveyard Hill"

Boston alt rockers Pixies have announced the release of their new album 'Beneath the Eyrie'.

The band' seventh full-length and follow-up to 2016's Head Carrier,  was produced by Tom Dalgety and recorded last December at Dreamland Recordings near Woodstock, NY, and the title is a reference to an eagles nest outside their recording studio. It will be out on September 13th. Pre-order your copy here.

According to a statement from the band, the new songs consist of “tales of witches, Daniel Boone, misfits and other characters fit utterly into the band’s inherent weirdness.”

Check out the album's tracklist and listen to lead single "On Graveyard Hill", below.

Beneath the Eyrie tracklist:
01. In The Arms Of Mrs Mark Of Cain
02. On Graveyard Hill
03. Catfish Kate
04. This Is My Fate
05. Ready For Love
06. Silver Bullet
07. Long Rider
08. Los Surfers Muertos
09. St. Nazaire
10. Bird Of Prey
11. Daniel Boone
12. Death Horizon

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Watch: Pixies Share Music Video For "Classic Masher"

Boston alt rockers Pixies have shared the video for their latest single "Classic Masher".

The song is taken from the new album 'Head Carrier', which came out in September. Buy your copy here.

The video was directed by Paz Lenchantin. Take a look below.

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Pixies Announce New Album 'Head Carrier', Drop New Single "Um Chagga Lagga"

Boston alt rockers Pixies have announced the release of their new album 'Head Carrier'.

The follow-up to 2014's Indie Cindy, will be out on 30th September via Pixiesmusic/Play It Again Sam. Pre-order your copy here.

The band spent six weeks writing, arranging and rehearsing the album's tracks before settling into London's Rak Studios in February to record the Tom Dalgety-produced album.

Check out the album's tracklist and listen to lead single "Um Chagga Lagga", below.

Head Carrier tracklist:

01. Head Carrier
02. Classic Masher
03. Baal’s Back
04. Might As Well Be Gone
05. Oona
06. Talent
07. Tenement Song
08. Bel Esprit
09. All I Think About Now
10. Um Chagga Lagga
11. Plaster Of Paris
12. All The Saints

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Watch: Pixies Drop Music Video For "Ring The Bell"

Pixies have dropped the video for "Ring The Bell", off their fifth studio album 'Indie Cindy', which came out back in April.

The video, starring Lital Mizel and Adi Frimmermanstory, has an interesting story, in 2005 these two film students, Lital Mizel and Adi Frimmerman, shot a video of themselves lip synching the Pixies song "Hey." Their video ended up going viral and captured the attention of the band (to date the video has over 33 million views on You Tube). 

That's why when the band finally got a chance to meet the two women this past June at a show in Israel, Santiago felt it was only right that they offer the two film students a shot at making an official video for them.

Watch it below.

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Watch: Pixies Share Music Video For "Silver Snail"

Pixies have shared the video for "Silver Snail", the latest cut taken from their fifth studio album 'Indie Cindy', which came out last month (April 28). 

Directed by Mount Emult, the video shows an underdressed young man dragging a burden across a snowy field by a length of thick rope, when he's set upon by masked marauders, captured and carried off. At the end, there's a suggestion that the whole sequence is about to repeat.

About the video Black Francis said: "We've always liked the idea of working with young, up-and-coming, independent filmmakers, as we think that their energy and vision would probably best complement what we've tried to do with our music. Consequently, we've really had very little creative input in this new ‘Silver Snail’ video or any of the others that have been made for the ‘Indie Cindy’ project. I think the only direction we've given any of those who have made a music video for us this time was just to be as creative and innovative as they want—no barriers. And looking back at the series of videos we have for this project, they've all done just that."

Watch it below.

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Pixies Announce New Album 'Indie Cindy', Unleash Music Video For "Snakes"

Boston legendary band Pixies have unveiled the video for "Snakes".

The song is taken from their latest EP 2, and will be also included on the band's just announced new album 'Indie Cindy', which is a combination of the EP1, EP2 and the newest EP3, and will be out on April 28. Pre-order here.

The video was directed by Mark Locke. Take a look below.

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Watch: Pixies Unleash Music Video For "Greens And Blues"

Boston legendary band Pixies have shared the video for "Greens And Blues", another cut taken from their limited edition EP 2 released in January.

You can purchase the EP2 here. Previously the band have released the clips for "Blue Eyed Hexe" and "Magdalena".

The video was directed by Josh Frank. Watch it below.

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Watch: Pixies Share Music Video For "Magdalena"

Boston legendary band Pixies have shared the video for their new single "Magdalena", taken from their limited edition EP 2 released in January 3.

You can purchase the EP2 here. Previously the band have released the video for "Blue Eyed Hexe", another track of the EP.

The video stars British dance/theatre/performance artist Nando Messias and was directed by Judy Jacob, who also directed and edited some of the highly-stylistic films made for Pixies' 2009-2011 'Doolittle' world tour. 

Watch it below.

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Pixies Release New EP, Unleash Music Video For New Single "Blue Eyed Hexe"

Boston legendary band Pixies have released a new EP today titled simply EP 2, and featuring four new songs.

The EP is available now to purchase on limited edition 10" vinyl and as a digital download here. The band have also unleashed the video for the new track "Blue Eyed Hexe", described by Black Francis as "a witch woman kind of song."

Check the tracklist for the EP and the video below (it was directed by Mount Emult).

01. Blue Eyed Hexe

02. Magdalena

03. Greens and Blues

04. Snakes

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Watch: Pixies Share Music Video For "Another Toe In The Ocean"

Pixies have shared the video for their latest single "Another Toe In The Ocean", off their recent EP-1, released back in September.

The band have also announced Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle, ZWAN) will be joining them as their touring bassist for their live dates in North America and Europe in 2014: 

"We are really looking forward to playing with her on these dates, working with different bass players is very new for the band, but we're having a great time doing it." said David Lovering.

The animated video was written and directed by Liviu Boar. Watch it below.

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Watch: Pixies Share New Video For “What Goes Boom”

Boston legendary act Pixies have shared the video for "What Goes Boom", taken from their recent EP-1.

About the video, frontman Frank Black explained: "Our original vision… was to create an homage to a central, dramatic scene in Star Wars, but, after that idea proved a bit too costly to produce, we decided the next best thing was to blow up [guitarist] Joey Santiago in the desert – the compromises we make for our art."

It was directed by Jonathan Furmanski and Matthew Galkin. Take a look below.

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Watch: Pixies Unleash Music Video For "Andro Queen"

Boston legendary act Pixies have unleashed the video for "Andro Queen", another cut taken from their recently released new EP-1, their first release of new music in 22 years. 

This is the second track from the EP to receive the music video treatment, previously the band have shared the clip for "Indie Cindy". They have also announced a 33-date US and Canada tour, you can see the full list of tour dates here.

The trippy video was directed by filmmaker Ondi Timoner, who has twice won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary Features at the Sundance Film Festival. Watch it below.

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