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Pixies – Surfer Rosa (VG/VG) – LP, UK 2004
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Surfer Rosa is an LP by Pixies from 2004 released on the 4AD label.
About this album
Surfer Rosa is the abrasive, influential debut that helped define Pixies’ noise-pop legacy. Released in 1988, the album fused Black Francis’s surreal lyrics and sudden dynamic shifts with Kim Deal’s melodic counterpoint, giving songs like Where Is My Mind?, Gigantic and Bone Machine their enduring impact. Steve Albini’s raw, uncluttered production intensified the band’s quiet-loud contrasts and made the record sound both feral and unusually spacious. Originally issued on 4AD, it became a touchstone for alternative rock, especially for the generation of bands that followed Pixies’ blueprint in the 1990s.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: PixiesLabel: 4AD – CAD 803Format: LP, Album, Reissue, StereoUnits: 1Country: UKReleased: 2004Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Alternative Rock, Indie RockA1 Bone Machine
A2 Break My Body
A3 Something Against You
A4 Broken Face
A5 Gigantic
A6 River Euphrates
B1 Where Is My Mind?
B2 Cactus
B3 Tony'S Theme
B4 Oh My Golly!
B5 Vamos
B6 I'M Amazed
B7 Brick Is Red