Pixies: apparently there WILL be a new album...

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by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 19 comments 16:17 October 24th, 2006

Remember, kids: don't believe everything that you read. We may have reported that the Pixies had no plans to record a new album back in July (link), but now it seems they do! Musicians, eh? Crazy.

Frank Black - singer and bald gentleman - has told NME.com that the reunited four-piece will begin work on a new album in 2007. It'll be the band's first new album since Trompe Le Monde. That came out in 1991. I WAS ELEVEN!

Black said some things to a website that isn't this one:

"We're rehearsing in January, if we can persuade Kim to come out of her house. We offered to go to her but we figured if we book the rehearsals she'll show up."

Kim, of course, is Kim Deal. Deal and Black haven't exactly agreed on the best course of action for the band since their we-need-some-money reunion a while back. Black continued:

"Since we got back together we've played almost everywhere we can. I know we like playing and everyone likes touring together, so to keep doing that and not record anything is kind of like being a county fair band. We don't want to do that, so the only thing we can do is become a vital band again. So it's just a matter of doing it, I guess."

Another Pixies best-of album is planned for the new year. Yes, another one. Like we've got money to burn...

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Hey!

Although this news of new material is indeed pant moisteningly good, c'mooooooooooooooooooooooon now, surely not. Didn't their last best of come out like TWO years ago??

Raoul_Duke | 24 Oct '06, 16:36 | X | Reply

How the pixies meant soo much to me growing up in Somerset

but new album - no thanks - we've moved on Charles, why can't you?

prole-art-threat | 24 Oct '06, 16:37 | X | Reply

I love the Pixies i

only hope they don't ruin their legacy by putting out a load of old dog shit (white dog shit if you will), although saying that the new Lemonheads album is excellent and has only made me like them more. Basically they should, and will be judged on the material they release.

TheKutlers | 24 Oct '06, 16:41 | X | Reply

As much as I want it to

this news just doesnt excite me in the slightest.

They had their time.

Leave the legacy as it is.

flackcaptain | 24 Oct '06, 17:09 | X | Reply

i think this'll blow : (

and i love them so much : (

Panic @TheKutlers | 24 Oct '06, 17:10 | X | Reply

!

The problem here, if you're a 'hardcore fan', is that even if the album isn't that good, you'll still have to get it.

I'm not hardcore fanage, but this still excites me, it could be good....hopefully.

IranDIS @flackcaptain | 24 Oct '06, 17:41 | X | Reply

Pixies = Amazing

New album? = Cat Shit

marcofella | 24 Oct '06, 19:06 | X | Reply

Oh come now

That's jumping the gun a little.

I suspect it will be a big let down (I am a lifelong devotee and have listened to Pixies most days for the last 15 years) but just the frisson of excitement about new material is enough for me.