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FROM THE NEW ALBUM ‘DOGGEREL’ WHICH FOLLOWS ON SEPTEMBER 30TH
“Pixies’ new album ‘Doggerel’ is the most inventive since their reunion nearly two decades ago.†– NME
“Dark pop that still soars and thrills.†– The Guardian
“The masters of pre-grunge.â€Â – Louder Than War
The return of Pixies has been rapturously received, the alt-rock trailblazers reconnecting with long-term fans and introducing themselves to a fresh new audience. In recent weeks, they’ve headlined large outdoor venues across the UK, performed as special guests to Pearl Jam in Hyde Park, and played one of their most intimate shows in years at Manchester’s Band On The Wall. The shows come ahead of the release of their new album ‘Doggerel’ on 30th September, which was previewed by its lead single There’s A Moon On.
Pixies’ momentum continues as they today share the follow-up single Vault of Heaven.
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.  Â
As we’ve heard from both Vault of Heaven and There’s A Moon On, ‘Doggerel’ is a mature yet visceral record of gruesome folk, ballroom pop and brutal rock. Its stories are haunted by the ghosts of affairs and indulgences, driven wild by cosmic forces and envisioning digital afterlives where no God has provided one. Pixies – completed by Joey Santiago (guitar), Paz Lanchantin (bass) and David Lovering (drums) – recorded the album with producer Tom Dalgety (Royal Blood, Ghost) in Vermont.
‘Doggerel’ is available to pre-order HERE. The band’s official store offers a range of physical product, merch and bundles as well as two exclusive formats: an orange vinyl and a red cassette.Â
Australia is set to be one of the first countries to hear songs from ‘Doggerel’ live with Pixies returning in 2022 for their mammoth – ‘Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa’ tour. The tour will bear witness to both seminal albums being performed in full – plus new and old tracks spanning their extensive catalogue.
Fans had better get in quick with most shows sold out and only a handful of tickets remaining for Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sunday 4th December and Fremantle Arts Centre, Sunday 11th December.
Pixies
‘Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa’
Australia 2022
Presented by Live Nation
BRISBANE      Fortitude Music Hall, Friday 2nd DecemberSOLD OUTSYDNEY         Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Saturday 3rd DecemberSOLD OUT
SYDNEY         Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sunday 4th December **TICKETS AVAILABLE**MELBOURNE  Forum, Tuesday 6th DecemberSOLD OUTMELBOURNE  Forum, Wednesday 7th December SOLD OUTADELAIDE      Thebarton Theatre, Thursday 8th DecemberSOLD OUTPERTH            Fremantle Arts Centre, Saturday 10th DecemberSOLD OUT
PERTH            Fremantle Arts Centre, Sunday 11th December **TICKETS AVAILABLE**
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