Tag: Pixies
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Pixies, Surfer Rosa, 1988 on 4AD / Rough Trade
Pixies were a Boston band, formed in the late 80s – Surfer Rosa was their debut full-length, following an EP (Come On Pilgrim). Pretty sure I saw them at Great Woods (now the XFinity Center) in 1989 opening for Love and Rockets. It was recorded at Q Division Studios in Somerville (in the Highland avenue…
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Various Artists, Bills & Aches & Blues, 2021 on 4AD
Compilation 4AD issued in celebration of their 40th anniversary. It’s a bit hit-and-miss, as such collections often are – for some reason the two Breeder’s tracks (Tune-Yards take on “Cannonball” and Big Thief’s take on “Off You”) stand out to me as does Tkay Maidza’s take on The Pixies’ “Where is My Mind?.” My copy…