The Pixies

Combining jagged, roaring guitars and

stop-start dynamics with melodic pop
hooks, intertwining male-female
harmonies and evocative, cryptic lyrics,
the Pixies were one of the most
influential American alternative rock
bands of the late '80s.
 Record Label
The Pixies have been signed with 4
record companies during their music
career.
1.4AD – British Independent Record Label
2.Elektra – Owned by Warner Music Group until
2004 when it consolidated into
WMG's Atlantic Records Group
3.Spin Art – New York Independent (Now defunct)
4.Artemis – New York Independent (Now Defunct)
 Fame - Global
Although they’re an American band, The
Pixies were significantly more
successful in the UK and elsewhere in
Europe than in their home country.
 Chart Success
 1989 - album Doolittle was at 98 on The Billboard 200
 1990 - album Bossanova was at 70 in The Billboard 200
 1991 - album Trompe le Monde was at 92 in The Billboard
200
 2002 - album Pixies was at number 23 in the Top Independent
Albums
 2004 - album Wave of Mutilation reached number 11 in the
Top Independent Albums
 June 2004 they released a single called Bam Thwok which
reached number 1 in the British download chart.
 Era – 80s
The Pixies were around between 1986-
1993 and 2004 – present
 Genre
Alternative rock (also called alternative music or
simply alternative; known primarily in the UK
as indie), the genre of rock music that
emerged in the 1980s and became widely
popular in the 1990s
 Target Audience

•A very broad fan base?

•Old fan base

•New Fan base
 Synopsis of their Career
•Formed in 1986 (as you know)
• Come on Pilgrim (1987)
•Surfer Rosa(1988)
•Doolittle (1989)
•Bossanova (1990)
•Trompe le monde (1991)
•1991 – Split up 2004 till 08- Reunion
•2009 BACK TOGETHER NOW! YAY
 Directors
•Directed themselves

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