I’m really not sure how I feel about this one. The Pixies are my favourite band and I’ve worn out their old records and now Black Francis has revealed that Kim Deal has nixed any chance of a new album.
"While I may have tried to convince her otherwise, maybe she's got a point,” the son of incestuous union told The Gothamist. “She doesn't need a new Pixies record, so maybe there doesn't need to be one."
Mmmm… On the one hand you could ruin the legacy but on the other the four members have never really fired the way they did as the Pixies. Kim came close with The Breeders’ ‘Pod’ but since then things have been patchy. Black Francis/Frank Black clearly needs it more than anyone else – his song writing abilities have taken a massive dive since the glory days of band. He’s got a new album, 'Bluefinger', out now but much more excitingly The Breeders are apparently working with Steve Albini again. ‘Pod Pt.2’ is almost as exciting as ‘Doolittle Pt.2’.
Oh yeah, ‘Bam Thwok’ – their only post-reformation song – was crap. Best leave it to the excellent gigs then.
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