Pixies: Last News

Pixies have announced a UK and Europe 2025 headline tour and shared a gnarly new single ‘Motoroller’ – check out all the details below.Following their recent All Points East show last August, the band will be touring the record in the UK/EU next year. Stopping by cities such as Berlin, Nantes and Lisbon until they arrive in the UK, the band will also play in cities like Edinburgh and Leeds.

Kim Deal and Kim Gordon teamed up to perform Sonic Youth‘s ‘Little Trouble Girl’. Check it out below.The moment, which marked their first time ever performing live together, took place on the new Netflix talk show Everybody’s Live, hosted by John Mulaney.Gordon was the first to perform, singing her song ‘Bye Bye’ taken from her 2024 solo album ‘The Collective‘.

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic‘s name has often “come up in conversations” over inductions into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.Chairman John Sykes recently spoke about the process around selecting and vetting candidates and confirmed that Yankovic’s name had come up.He told Vulture: “He’s a genius. He has made brilliant versions of the songs, but I’ll be honest, he’s never made it close to the ballot.”Sykes also said Phil Collins, The B-52s, Pixies and Joe Cocker have also been discussed.Speaking about Collins he added: “He’s come up in meetings so much.

here.The former Pixies bassist and co-vocalist announced her debut solo album of the same name back in August. Ahead of its release on Friday (November 22), she has shared the title track, the fourth single to come from the album, following ‘Coast’, ‘Crystal Breath’ and ‘A Good Time Pushed’.‘Nobody Loves You More’ is a gentle love song with strings and horns, warmer and softer than the other tracks she’s shared from the album so far, and in the music video, director Alex Da Corte turns the album’s cover art into a moving picture.Deal’s solo tour, meanwhile, will begin on March 1 with a show at London’s Barbican, before she returns to her native US for a show in Boston on March 10.

My Chemical Romance‘s diverse array of support acts for their 2025 US stadium tour has drew a polarised reaction online.Yesterday, the emo legends announced a US tour in celebration of their 2006 album ‘The Black Parade’, kicking off on July 11 2025 at the T-Mobile Park in Seattle. From there, Gerard Way and co will make stops in cities such as San Fransisco, Los Angeles, Arlington, East Rutherford, Philadelphia, Toronto and more.

Pixies‘ Joey Santiago and Dave Lovering have spoken to NME about their new album ‘The Night The Zombies Came’, new bassist Emma Richardson and their top reunion tips for Oasis.Their ninth album, released on Friday (October 25) follows on from 2022’s acclaimed ‘Doggerel’ and was recorded at Vermont’s Guilford Sound studios with regular second-era producer Tom Dalgety.Boasting a loose zombie theme, with the undead, their victims and gun-toting heroes cropping up throughout, it’s also the first Pixies album to feature Richardson – best known as bassist and singer in Southampton’s Band Of Skulls – after previous bassist Paz Lenchantin left the band in March claiming that her departure was “a bit of a surprise to me as it is to many”.Lovering described the band’s new line-up as “wonderful”.“Emma’s a joy,” the drummer told NME. “She plays really well, she sings really well.

The Breeders’ Kim Deal has announced her debut solo album ‘Nobody Loves You More’ and has shared her eccentric new single ‘Crystal Breath’.‘Nobody Loves You More’ is set for release on November 22 via 4AD and marks her first full-length release under her own name. Along with the announcement of the LP, Deal has shared ‘Crystal Breath’ the second single to be released from the album.The ominous and eccentric track sees Deal sing: “My crystal breath shatters in you / The freak in my reflection sparkles into view / Let’s start a new life,” in a spoken word vocal with an eerie and spooky beat. The song follows her previously released track ‘Coast’.Directed by Alex Da Corte, the track’s accompanying music video sees the musician sway back and forth in front of a green screen.‘Nobody Loves You More’ has been in the works for many years.

Pixies have released a new track titled ‘Oyster Beds’ ahead of their set at London’s All Points East festival.‘Oyster Beds’ is the third single released from their upcoming studio album, ‘The Night The Zombies Came’, following on from ‘Chicken’ and ‘You’re So Impatient’.The guitar-laden punk track was inspired by frontman Black Francis’ return to painting during the group’s time recording at Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire, Wales. Check out the lyric video below.Pixies are set to take stage for their set at All Points East festival at 6.45pm today (August 23).Pixie’s upcoming studio album ‘The Night The Zombies Came’ is due out October 25 via BMG. You can pre-order / pre-save it here.Speaking about the LP in a press release, Pixies frontman Black Francis said: “Fragments that are related and juxtaposed with other fragments in other songs.

Pixies have announced their new album ‘The Night The Zombies Came’ and shared their haunting new single ‘Chicken’. Check it out below.‘The Night The Zombies Came’ marks the band’s 10th album – including their classic 1987 4AD mini-LP ‘Come On Pilgrim’ – and also marks their first new music since 2022’s ‘Doggerel’. A press release shared that the 13-track LP is Pixies’ most cinematic record of their career as of yet.It is set for release on October 25 via BMG.

Pixies’ Frank Black has shared details of a new North American tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of his sophomore solo album ‘Teenager Of The Year’. Find ticket details below.Taking place across the beginning of next year, the tour is comprised of 12 shows across North America and will see Black joined on stage by numerous musicians who worked with him on the LP.

Pixies have released two brand-new singles ‘You’re So Impatient’ and ‘Que Sera, Sera’. Check them out below.Both singles mark the band’s first new music in two years.

Steve Albini – the indie rock icon and legendary record producer – has died at the age of 61.Per Pitchfork, Albini died of a heart attack at Electronic Audio – his recording studio in Chicago. His death was confirmed by the studio’s staff members.Albini fronted the likes of underground bands such as Shellac, Big Black, Rapeman and Flour. He was most well known for being the producer of major albums such as Nirvana’s ‘In Utero‘, Pixies’ ‘Surfer Rosa’, PJ Harvey’s ‘Rid of Me’, Manic Street Preachers‘ ‘Journal For Plague Lovers’ and more.Shellac recently announced ‘To All Trains’, their first album in 10 years which is set for release next week (May 17) and were preparing to embark on a tour.RIP Steve Albini pic.twitter.com/qQjEQla0mF— PIXIES (@PIXIES) May 8, 2024Ugh man, a heartbreaking loss of a legend.

Pixies have announced that bassist Paz Lenchantin has left that band.In a post shared to social media today (March 4), the band announced the musician’s departure and revealed her replacement for their upcoming tour, writing: “Paz Lenchantin, who joined Pixies in 2014, has exited the band to concentrate on her own projects.“We’re grateful for Paz’s many contributions, and wish her all the very best going forward.”In her place, the band announced that they were “delighted” to welcome Emma Richardson, formerly of Band of Skulls.“Emma will make her worldwide touring debut with Pixies on the first night of the Bossanova x Trompe le Monde” European tour, beginning this Friday in Dublin.”An announcement from Pixies.La la love you… pic.twitter.com/TUqbRcoNaA— PIXIES (@PIXIES) March 4, 2024“See you on the road!” the post concluded. “La la love you, Pixies.”Lenchantin was previous a member of Zwan and A Perfect Circle.

Pixies and Modest Mouse have announced their joint 2024 US tour with Cat Power which is set to kick off later this year.The co-headlining tour will see Power provide opening support and is set to kick off on Friday, May 31 at the Firefly Distillery in Charleston, South Carolina. From there, the are set to make stops in major cities such as Nashville, Atlanta, Pittsburg, Toronto, Philadelphia, Queens, Mansfield, Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Austin, Irving and more.The tour will wrap up on Sunday, June 30 at Fiddler’s Green in Denver, Colorado.

The Dandy Warhols have today (January 16) shared a new single ‘Dancing With Myself’ that they’ve worked on with Pixies‘ Frank Black – check it out below.Speaking abut the song, which is taken from their new album, ‘Rockmaker’, the band’s Courtney Taylor-Taylor said “it started with a riff that either sounded like Misfits or Danzig and then got slowed down.”Over time, Taylor-Taylor added, the play on words “became the [song’s] working title, and then we couldn’t change it. I mean, come on… ‘Danzig with Myself’?!”The new album – the band’s twelfth – will be released via Sunset Blvd. Records on March 15 and you can pre-order it here.The new single also features Pixies’ Frank Black.

Fatboy Slim and Snow Patrol will be co-headlining the Friday night of the festival, with Jamie T and Biffy Clyro topping the bill on the Saturday and Sunday, respectively.Fatboy Slim’s appearance at the festival had previously been teased with a sign that had appeared on the Southsea seafront, which read ‘Praise You’ in reference to his hit of the same name.They will be joined by acts including Wet Leg, Becky Hill, Pixies, Courteeners, IDLES, Jess Glynne, Arlo Parks, Louis Tomlinson and Natasha Bedingfield.Also set to perform are Soft Play, the Lightning Seeds, Maximo Park, The Snuts, Yard Act, The Lottery Winners, The Pigeon Detectives, Holly Humberstone, The Amazons, The Lathums, Red Rum Club, Brooke Combe, Personal Trainer, Sea Power, Peace, The Murder Capital, Do Nothing and more.Early bird weekend camping tickets are now on sale from £180, while day tickets are priced at £65 each – you can buy yours here.‘‘This is the first year we’ve released all our headliners at once and we’re thrilled to be able to announce the acts after months of planning,” Victorious’ lead booker Andy Marsh said in a press release. “Victorious 2024 is going to be bigger than ever and it’s not just the headliners people need to look out for, we have booked hundreds of acts across the weekend spanning multiple genres.

LCD Soundsystem have been announced to headline London’s All Points East 2024. Check out the full line-up and ticket details below.The electro-punk icons, who headlined the inaugural edition of the festival back in 2018, will return to top the bill at Victoria Park Friday August 23 for the Bank Holiday Weekend.They’ll be joined on the day by the enigmatic Jai Paul – who returned to limelight with live shows this year – along with Pixies, Floating Points, Jockstrap, Nation of Language, a live show from Sofia Kourtesis and Eyedress.

Pixies have announced a new UK and European tour, in which they will celebrate their ‘Bossanova’ and ‘Trompe Le Monde’ albums.The tour is set to kick off in Spring 2024, and will see the alt-rock icons perform their third studio album ‘Bossanova’ (1990) and follow-up ‘Trompe Le Monde’ album (1991) in full.‘Bossanova’ was introduced by the singles “Velouria” and “Dig for Fire“, and marked the first LP following the success of their hit second album ‘Doolittle’. It also was the first to feature no songs written by bassist Kim Deal, as she formed her other band The Breeders around the time it was written.‘Trompe Le Monde’ arrived the following year, and featured four singles: ‘Planet Of Sound’, ‘Alec Eiffel’, ‘Letter To Memphis’ and ‘Head On’.

Pixies have issued an apology to fans after it was revealed that their song ‘Where Is My Mind’ was turning off their phone alarms.The iconic 1998 track was discovered to be wreaking havoc on some Google devices earlier this week, when one fan took to social media to explain how the track was inadvertently causing him to miss his morning alarms.As detailed by one Reddit user on Monday (May 1), the start of the song was interfering with an update to Google’s recent Assistant update, which allowed users to turn off their alarms by saying “stop”.However, the Assistant has been interpreting the start of ‘Where Is My Mind’ — the ‘Surfer Rosa’ track that opens with Black Francis abruptly stating “stop” — as a command from the user, and has been switching off users’ alarms in response.“For the past few months, I could not figure out why on random days, with seemingly no reason, sometimes my alarm would either not go off, or turn itself off very quickly,” wrote the Redditor. “Well this morning, I woke up about 5 minutes before my alarm went off, and I have cracked the code.”“The alarm is set to play a Spotify playlist, and one of the songs on that playlist is ‘Where is My Mind’ by the Pixies.

Pixies, Modest Mouse and Cat Power have announced a joint tour of North America – see all the dates below and buy tickets here.The three bands will hit the road in August and September, and they come in addition to upcoming May dates for Pixies in support of their new album ‘Doggerel’.The tour begins in Asbury Park, New Jersey on August 20, running for the following month before finishing up in San Diego, California on September 16.See the full list of tour dates below. Tickets are on sale on Friday, March 31 at 10am local time.

Pixies have announced new UK and European tour for 2023.The Boston rockers are already heading to the US and Australasia this year to play their delayed ‘Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa’ tour, and will look to promote new album ‘Doggerel‘ during their 2023 dates.The ‘Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa’ tour will see Pixies celebrate both their 1987 EP ‘Come On Pilgrim’ and their ’88 album ‘Surfer Rosa’, with all 21 tracks from the records (as well as an encore of assorted hits from Pixies’ other releases) played at the majority of shows.In the UK in 2023, they’ll play Birmingham Forum, Cardiff International Arena and two dates at London’s Roundhouse between March 17 and 21.Tickets for the UK and European leg general sale at 9am BST on this Friday (September 30) here.