Doolittle and Beyond: Exploring the Pixies

Francis and Santiago formed a band in January 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts. A few weeks later, Francis put out an ad looking for a bass player. Deal was the only person who responded to the ad. Deal had no bass and had never played the instrument before. Lovering was suggested by Deal’s sister. Deal’s sister had met Lovering at her wedding reception.

Over time, members of the band stepped out while new members stepped in. Former members include Deal and Paz Lenchantin. Current members include Francis, Lovering, Santiago, and Emma Richardson.

Come On Pilgrim

On September 28, 1987, the band released their first studio album, Come On Pilgrim, under 4AD Ltd. The album has 8 songs total: “Caribou,” “Vamos (pilgrim),” “Isla de Encanta,” “Ed Is Dead,” “The Holiday Song,” “Nimrod’s Son,” “I’ve Been Tired,” and “Levitate Me.”

Surfer Rosa

The band released their second studio album, Surfer Rosa, on March 21, 1988. Surfer Rosa has13 songs: “Bone Machine,” “Break My Body,” “Something Against You,” “Broken Face,” “Gigantic,” “River Euphrates,” “Where Is My Mind?” “Cactus,” “Tony’s Theme,” “Oh My Golly!” “Vamos (Surfer Rosa),” “I’m Amazed,” and “Brick Is Red.”

Doolittle

The band released their third album on April 17, 1989. Doolittle has15 songs: “Debaser,” “Tame,” “Wave of Mutilation,” “I Bleed,” “Here Comes Your Man,” “Dead,” “Monkey Gone to Heaven,” Mr. Grieves,” “Crackity Jones,” “La La Love You,” “No. 13 Baby,” “There Goes My Gun,” “Hey,” “Silver,” and “Gouge Away.”

Bossanova

On August 13, 1990, the band released their fourth studio album, Bossanova, Bossanova has 14 songs: “Cecilia Ann,” “Rock Music,” “Velouria,” “Allison,” “Is She Weird,” “Ana,” “All Over the World,” “Dig for Fire,” “Down to the Well,” “The Happening,” “Blown Away,” “Hang Wire,” “Stormy Weather,” and “Havalina.”

Tromple le Monde

On September 23, 1991, the band’s fifth studio album was released. Tromple le Monde has 15 songs: “Tromple le Monde,” “Planet of Sound,” “Alec Eiffel,” “The Sad Punk,” “Head On,” “U-Mass,” “Place of the Brine,” “Letter to Memphis,” “Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons,” “Space (I Believe In),” “Subbacultcha,” “Distance Equals Rate Times Time,” “Lovely Day,” “Motorway to Roswell,” and “The Navajo Know.”

Indie Cindy

The band released their sixth studio album on April 19, 2014. Indie City has 12 songs and 13 live songs. The 12 new songs include “What Goes Boom,” “Green and Blues,” “Indie City,” “Bagboy,”

“Magdalena 318,” “Silver Snail,” “Blue Eyed Hexe,” “Ring the Bell,” “Another Toe in the Ocean,” “Andro Queen,” “Snakes,” and “Jamie Bravo.”

Head Carrier

The band released their seventh studio album on September 30, 2016. Head Carrier has 12 songs: “Head Carrier,” “Classic Masher,” “Baal’s Back,” “Might as Well Be Gone,” “Oona,” “Talent,” “Tenement Song,” “Bel Esprit,” “All I Think About Now,” “Um Chagga Lagga,” “Plaster of Paris,” and “All the Saints.

Beneath the Eyrie

On September 13, 2019, the band released their eighth studio album. The album has 13 songs: “In the Arms of Mrs. Mark of Cain,” “On Graveyard Hill,” “Catfish Kate,” “This Is My Fate,” “Ready for Love,” “Silver Bullet,” “Long Rider,” “Long Rider,” “Los Surfers Muertos,” “St. Nazaire,” “Bird of Prey,” “Daniel Boone,” and “Death Horizon.”

Doggerel

On September 30, 2022, the band released their ninth studio album. Doggerel has 12 songs: “Nomatterday,” “Vault of Heaven,” “Dregs of the Wine,” “Haunted House,” “Get Stimulated,” “The Lord Has Come Back Today,” “Thunder and Lightning,” “There’s a Moon On,” “Pagan Man,” “Who’s More Sorry Now?” “You’re Such a Sadduce,” and “Doggerel.”

The Night the Zombies Came

On October 25, 2024, the band released their tenth studio album, The Night the Zombies Came. The album has 13 songs: “Primrose,” “You’re So Impatient,” “Jane (The Night the Zombies Came),” “Chicken,” “Hypnotized,” “Johnny Good Man,” “Motoroller,” “I Hear You Mary,” “Oyster Beds,” “Mercy Me,” “Ernest Evans,” “Kings of the Prairie,” and “The Vegas Suite.”