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Frank Black Says Pixies Considering Reunion
We're gonna ditch the tagline here and just tell you to go read the lyrics to Caribou again, as more beautiful words have never been written
Ed Howard reports:
On the heels of the reissuing of virtually their entire back catalog, The Pixies, that most upstanding of classic late 80s/early 90s alternative rock bands (who I'm sure need no introduction here) may be just a few baby steps away from a full-fledged reunion. Pixies frontman Frank Black (formerly known as Black Francis, for those who may have needed to ask) recently said in an interview with London radio station XFM that the group has been getting together every once in a while to play informally.
Black isn't 100% sold on the idea; he told the station, "I do dream about the Pixies reunion... It's like those schoolboy dreams when you don't do your homework and you don't study for the test, but I'm at the gig and we're hanging out, but it's an utter failure and I don't know the songs, and hardly anyone turns up for the gig and people walk out. That's what I'm afraid of, that it'd be a big, big failure."
Despite Black's hesitation, he does admit that the Pixies "do get together and have private jams together, but not for public consumption." It's a huge step, considering the well-publicized bad blood between Black and second singer/bassist Kim Deal. It was this tension that originally split up the band in 1993, leaving Deal to form The Breeders with sister Kelley. Black's confirmation that the original line-up of himself, Deal, guitarist Joey Santiago, and drummer David Lovering still play together is a big step toward the band overcoming their past difficulties and reforming for a tour-- or possibly a new album.
In the meantime, however, Pixies fans will have to remain content with Black's current work with his backing band, The Catholics-- and it sounds like they couldn't be busier. Though the band simultaneously released two full-lengths with Frank last August, they've already got another in the can. Titled Show Me Your Tears, the forthcoming album is due out on September 9th. They'll be promoting it with a tour of the UK this autumn. Dates:
Frank Black Says Pixies Considering Reunion
We're gonna ditch the tagline here and just tell you to go read the lyrics to Caribou again, as more beautiful words have never been written
Ed Howard reports:
On the heels of the reissuing of virtually their entire back catalog, The Pixies, that most upstanding of classic late 80s/early 90s alternative rock bands (who I'm sure need no introduction here) may be just a few baby steps away from a full-fledged reunion. Pixies frontman Frank Black (formerly known as Black Francis, for those who may have needed to ask) recently said in an interview with London radio station XFM that the group has been getting together every once in a while to play informally.
Black isn't 100% sold on the idea; he told the station, "I do dream about the Pixies reunion... It's like those schoolboy dreams when you don't do your homework and you don't study for the test, but I'm at the gig and we're hanging out, but it's an utter failure and I don't know the songs, and hardly anyone turns up for the gig and people walk out. That's what I'm afraid of, that it'd be a big, big failure."
Despite Black's hesitation, he does admit that the Pixies "do get together and have private jams together, but not for public consumption." It's a huge step, considering the well-publicized bad blood between Black and second singer/bassist Kim Deal. It was this tension that originally split up the band in 1993, leaving Deal to form The Breeders with sister Kelley. Black's confirmation that the original line-up of himself, Deal, guitarist Joey Santiago, and drummer David Lovering still play together is a big step toward the band overcoming their past difficulties and reforming for a tour-- or possibly a new album.
In the meantime, however, Pixies fans will have to remain content with Black's current work with his backing band, The Catholics-- and it sounds like they couldn't be busier. Though the band simultaneously released two full-lengths with Frank last August, they've already got another in the can. Titled Show Me Your Tears, the forthcoming album is due out on September 9th. They'll be promoting it with a tour of the UK this autumn. Dates: