Editing Pixies (band) (section)

== History ==

=== Formation (1986) ===
[[File:BlackFrancisTroxy.jpg|thumb|Founding member and principal songwriter [[Black Francis]]]]Guitarist [[Joey Santiago]] and songwriter [[Black Francis]] (born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV) met when they lived next to each other in a suite while attending the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]].<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies">{{harvnb|Spitz|2004}}</ref> Although Santiago was worried about distractions, he noticed Francis played music and the pair began to jam together.<ref name=ganz>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=11}}</ref> Francis embarked on a student exchange trip to Puerto Rico to study Spanish.<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> After six months, he returned to Amherst and dropped out of the university.<ref name=sisario>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|pp=12–13}}</ref> Francis and Santiago spent 1984 working in a Boston-area warehouse, with Francis composing songs on his acoustic guitar and writing lyrics on the subway train.<ref name=ganz2>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=13}}</ref>

The pair formed a band in January 1986.<ref name="allmusic-bio">{{harvnb|Erlewine (Pixies Biography)}}</ref> Two weeks later, Francis placed an advertisement seeking a bass player who liked both the folk act [[Peter, Paul and Mary]] and the alternative rock band [[Hüsker Dü]].<ref name=ganz3>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|pp=13–14}}</ref> [[Kim Deal]] was the only respondent, and arrived at the audition without a bass, as she had never played one before.<ref name=ganz4>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=15}}</ref><ref name=sisario2>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=14}}</ref> She was invited to join as she liked the songs Francis showed her. She obtained a bass, and the trio started rehearsing in Deal's apartment.<ref name="Frank|Ganz|2005|p=20">{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=20}}</ref>

After recruiting Deal, Kim paid for her sister, [[Kelley Deal]], to fly to Boston and audition as drummer. Though Francis approved, Kelley was not confident in her drumming, and was more interested in playing songs written by Kim; she later joined Kim's band the [[The Breeders|Breeders]].<ref name=Chick>{{harvnb|Chick|2008}}</ref> Kim's husband suggested they hire [[David Lovering]], whom Kim had met at her wedding reception.<ref name=ganz6>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=18}}</ref><ref name=sisario3>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|pp=8–9}}</ref> The group arrived at a name after Santiago selected the word "[[pixie]]s" randomly from a dictionary, liking how it looked and its definition as "mischievous little [[elves]]".<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> The Pixies moved rehearsals to Lovering's parents' garage in mid-1986<ref name="Frank|Ganz|2005|p=20" /> and began to play shows at bars in the Boston area.<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" />

=== ''Come On Pilgrim'' (1987) ===
While the Pixies were playing a concert with [[Throwing Muses]], they were noticed by the producer [[Gary Smith (record producer)|Gary Smith]], the manager of [[Fort Apache Studios]].<ref name="allmusic-bio"/> He told them he "could not sleep until you guys are world famous".<ref name="officialprofile">{{harvnb|Pixies (4AD)}}</ref>  Funded by Francis' father at the cost of $1000, the Pixies spent three days recording a 17-track demo at Fort Apache, known as the [[Pixies (EP)|''Purple Tape'']] for its purple cover.<ref name="Sisario, 2006. p. 16">{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=16}}</ref> The promoter Ken Goes became the Pixies' manager, and he passed the demo to [[Ivo Watts-Russell]] of the independent record label [[4AD]].<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> Watts-Russell found the Pixies too normal and "too rock 'n' roll", but signed them at the persuasion of his girlfriend.<ref name=sisario5>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=17}}</ref>

Upon signing with 4AD, eight tracks from the Purple Tape were selected for the ''[[Come On Pilgrim]]'' mini-LP, the Pixies' first release.<ref name="allmusic-bio"/> Francis drew upon his experiences in Puerto Rico, mostly in the songs "Vamos" and "Isla de Encanta", describing the poverty in Puerto Rico and singing in loose Spanish.<ref name="officialprofile"/> The religious lyrics and later albums came from his parents' [[born-again Christian]] days in the Pentecostal Church.<ref name="officialprofile"/> The critic Heather Phares identified themes such as sexual frustration ("I've Been Tired") and incest ("Nimrod's Son" and "The Holiday Song").<ref>{{harvnb|Phares (Come On Pilgrim)}}</ref>

=== ''Surfer Rosa'' and ''Doolittle'' (1988–1989) ===
''Come On Pilgrim'' was followed by the Pixies' first full-length album, ''[[Surfer Rosa]]''. It was recorded by [[Steve Albini]],<ref name=ganz7>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=75}}</ref> completed in two weeks, and released in early 1988.<ref name="officialprofile"/> ''Surfer Rosa'' gained the Pixies acclaim in Europe; both ''[[Melody Maker]]'' and ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]'' named it their "Album of the Year". American critical response was positive but more muted, a reaction that persisted for much of the Pixies' career.<ref name=sisario6>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|pp=19–20}}</ref> ''Surfer Rosa'' was eventually [[Music recording certification|certified gold]] in the US in 2005.<ref>{{harvnb|50 Cent Cashes In}}</ref> The Pixies arrived in England to support Throwing Muses on the European "Sex and Death" tour, beginning at the [[Mean Fiddler]] in London.<ref name=ganz8>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=94}}</ref> The tour also took them to the Netherlands, where the Pixies had already received enough media attention to be headlining the tour.<ref name="allmusic-bio"/>

The Pixies signed an American distribution deal with the major record label [[Elektra Records|Elektra]].<ref name="allmusic-bio" /> Around this time, they struck up a relationship with the British producer [[Gil Norton]]. Norton produced their second full album, ''[[Doolittle (album)|Doolittle]]'',<ref name=carew>{{harvnb|Carew}}</ref> which was recorded in the last six weeks of 1988 and seen as a departure from the raw sound of ''Come On Pilgrim'' and ''Surfer Rosa''. ''Doolittle'' had a much cleaner sound, largely due to Norton and the production budget of [[United States dollar|US$]]40,000, which was quadruple that of ''Surfer Rosa''.<ref name=sisario7>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=47}}</ref> ''Doolittle'' featured the single "[[Here Comes Your Man]]", which biographers Josh Frank and Caryn Ganz describe as an unusually jaunty and pop-like song for the band.<ref name=ganz9>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|pp=118–9}}</ref> "[[Monkey Gone to Heaven]]" was popular on alternative rock radio in the US, reaching the top 10 on the ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Airplay|Modern Rock Tracks]],<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies: Awards}}</ref> and the single entered the Top 100 in the U.K.<ref>{{harvnb|Roach|2008|p=320}}</ref> Like ''Surfer Rosa'', ''Doolittle'' was acclaimed by fans and music critics alike.<ref name="carew" /> ''Doolittle'' was their first album to enter into the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], peaking at 98.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies Chart History – Billboard 200}}</ref> In the UK, the album was a commercial success, reaching number 8 in the [[UK Albums Chart|Albums Chart]].<ref name="UK Chart">{{harvnb|Pixies full Official Chart history}}</ref>

=== Break (1989–1990) ===
After ''Doolittle'', tensions between Deal and Francis came to a head (for example, Francis threw a guitar at Deal during a concert in [[Stuttgart]]),<ref name=ganz10>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=132}}</ref> and Deal was almost fired from the band when she refused to play at a concert in [[Frankfurt]].<ref name=aston>{{harvnb|Aston|1997}}</ref> Santiago, in an interview with ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'', described Deal as being "headstrong and want[ing] to include her own songs, to explore her own world" on the band's albums; eventually she accepted that Francis was the singer and had musical control of the band, but after the Frankfurt incident, "they kinda stopped talking".<ref name=aston/> The band became increasingly tired during the post-''Doolittle'' "Fuck or Fight" tour of the United States and fighting among members continued.<ref name=carew/> After the tour's final date in New York City, the band was too exhausted to attend the end-of-tour party the following night and soon announced a hiatus.<ref name="allmusic-bio"/>

During this time, Santiago and Lovering went on vacation<ref name=carew/> while Francis performed a short solo tour,<ref name="allmusic-bio"/> made up of a number of concerts to generate gas money as he traveled across the country.<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> Deal formed a new band, [[the Breeders]], with [[Tanya Donelly]] of [[Throwing Muses]] and bass player [[Josephine Wiggs]] of Perfect Disaster.<ref name=breedersbiography>{{harvnb|Erlewine (Breeders Biography)}}</ref> Their debut album, ''[[Pod (The Breeders album)|Pod]]'', was released in 1990.<ref name=breedersbiography/><ref>{{harvnb|Phares (Pod)}}</ref>

=== ''Bossanova'' and ''Trompe le Monde'' (1990–1992) ===
[[File:PixiesTicket1990.jpg|thumb|A Pixies ticket from October 1, 1990]]In 1990, all members of the group except Deal moved to Los Angeles.<ref name=ganz12>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=172}}</ref> Lovering stated that he, Santiago, and Francis moved there "because the recording studio was there".<ref name=ganz13>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|p=74}}</ref> Unlike previous recordings, the band had little time to practice beforehand, and Black Francis wrote much of the album in the studio.<ref name=ganz14>{{harvnb|Frank|Ganz|2005|pp=175–76}}</ref> Featuring the singles "[[Velouria]]" and "[[Dig for Fire]]", ''[[Bossanova (Pixies album)|Bossanova]]'' reached number 70 in the United States.<ref>{{harvnb|Billboard 200: Week of September 15, 1990}}</ref> In contrast, the album peaked at number three in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{harvnb|Roach|2009|p=216}}</ref> Also in 1990, the Pixies released a cover of the [[Paul Butterfield|Paul Butterfield Blues Band's]] "Born in Chicago" on the compilation album ''[[Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary]]''.<ref name=allmu3>{{harvnb|Heilman}}</ref>

The band continued to tour and released ''[[Trompe le Monde]]'' in 1991, their final album before their break-up. The album included "U-Mass", which has been described as being about college apathy,<ref name=magnet>{{harvnb|Fritch|2001}}</ref> and whose guitar riff was written years before at the University of Massachusetts before Francis and Santiago dropped out.<ref name=magnet/> The album also featured a cover of "[[Head On (song)|Head On]]" by [[the Jesus and Mary Chain]].<ref>{{harvnb|Phares (Trompe le Monde)}}</ref> Also that year, the band contributed a cover of "I Can't Forget" to the [[Leonard Cohen]] [[tribute album]] ''[[I'm Your Fan]]'',<ref>{{harvnb|Erlewine (I'm Your Fan)}}</ref> and began an international tour on which they played stadiums in Europe and smaller venues in the United States. They supported [[U2]] on the lucrative US leg of their [[Zoo TV Tour]] in 1992.<ref name=barton/> Tensions rose among band members, and at the end of the year, the Pixies went on sabbatical and focused on separate projects.<ref name=barton>{{harvnb|Barton|2005}}</ref>

=== Breakup and solo projects (1993–2003) ===
In early 1993, Francis announced in an interview with [[BBC Radio 5 (former)|BBC Radio 5]] that the Pixies were finished, without telling the other members of the band. He offered no explanation at the time.<ref name="allmusic-bio" /> He later called Santiago and notified Deal and Lovering via [[fax]].<ref name=sisario8>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=7}}</ref>

After the breakup, the members embarked on separate projects. Black Francis renamed himself Frank Black,<ref>{{harvnb|Erlewine (Frank Black Biography)}}</ref> and released several solo albums, including a string of releases with [[Frank Black and the Catholics]].<ref name="fbatcr">{{harvnb|Frank Black and the Catholics: Releases}}</ref> Deal returned to the Breeders, who achieved a hit single, "[[Cannonball (Breeders song)|Cannonball]]", from their platinum-selling ''[[Last Splash]]'' in 1993, and released more albums several years later.<ref name="breedersbiography" /> She also formed [[the Amps]], who released one album.<ref name="village">{{harvnb|Grose|2002}}</ref>

Santiago played lead guitar on a number of Frank Black albums<ref>{{harvnb|Frank Black: Credits}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Teenager of the Year: Credits}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Show Me Your Tears: Credits}}</ref> and other artists' albums.<ref>{{harvnb|Stuff: Credits}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|In Pursuit of Your Happiness: Credits}}</ref> He wrote music for the television show ''[[Undeclared (TV series)|Undeclared]]'' and theme music for the film ''[[Crime and Punishment in Suburbia]]''.<ref name="martinis">{{harvnb|News (The Martinis)}}</ref> He formed [[the Martinis]] with his wife, Linda Mallari, and released the album ''[[Smitten (The Martinis album)|Smitten]]'' in 2004.<ref name="martinis" /> In 2004, he also played lead guitar on the album ''Statecraft'' by the novelist and musician [[Charles Douglas (musician)|Charles Douglas]].<ref>{{harvnb|Weingarten|2004}}</ref> Lovering became a magician and performed a style of magic he called "scientific phenomenalism".<ref name="laweekly">{{harvnb|Albert|2003}}.</ref> He was temporarily a member of the Martinis, and later drummed with the band [[Cracker (band)|Cracker]].<ref name="laweekly" /><ref>{{harvnb|Phares (The Martinis: Biography)}}</ref>

4AD and Elektra Records continued to release Pixies material: the best-of album ''[[Death to the Pixies]]'' (1997),<ref>{{harvnb|Erlewine (Death to the Pixies 1987–1991)}}</ref> the Peel-session compilation ''[[Pixies at the BBC]]'' (1998),<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies at the BBC}}</ref> and the ''[[Complete 'B' Sides]]'' compilation (2001).<ref name=b-sides>{{harvnb|Black|2001}}</ref> In 2002, material from the Pixies' original 17-track demo tape was released as an EP, ''[[Pixies (EP)|Pixies]]'', on [[Cooking Vinyl]] in the U.K.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies: Releases}}</ref> and [[SpinART Records]] in the U.S.;<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies (SpinART Records)}}</ref> Black has also used these labels to release solo work<ref>{{harvnb|Frank Black: Releases}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Black Francis: Releases}}</ref> and albums with the Catholics.<ref name="fbatcr" /><ref>{{harvnb|Frank Black and the Catholics (SpinART Records)}}</ref> Their song "Where is My Mind" was played during the ending scene of the movie ''[[Fight Club]]'' in 1999, providing the song to a new generation of fans.

=== Reunion (2003–2012) ===
[[File:Pixies in Kansas City, October 1, 2004.jpg|alt=|thumb|The Pixies in concert in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], October 1, 2004. From left to right, Frank Black, David Lovering (back) and Kim Deal.]]
[[File:Pixies2009.jpg|thumb|right|The Pixies in 2009]]
In the years following the Pixies' breakup, Black dismissed rumors of a reunion,<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /><ref name=magnet/><ref>{{harvnb|Frank Blacks Out Pixies Reunion}}</ref> but incorporated an increasing number of Pixies songs in his sets with the Catholics,<ref name=mendel>{{harvnb|Mendelssohn|2005|pp=152, 168, 191}}</ref> and occasionally included Santiago in his solo work and Lovering's magic show as an opening act to concerts.<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> In 2003, a series of phone calls among band members resulted in some low-key rehearsals, and soon the decision to reunite.<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> By February 2004, a full tour was announced,<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies to Reunite for Tour – Official!}}</ref> and tickets for nearly all the initial tour dates sold out within minutes.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies sell out!}}</ref>

The Pixies played their first reunion concert on April 13, 2004, at the Fine Line Music Cafe in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]].<ref>{{harvnb|Lash|2005}}</ref> A warm-up tour through the U.S. and Canada (in which all dates were recorded and released as individual limited-edition CDs) was followed by an appearance at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]].<ref name="allmusic-bio"/><ref>{{harvnb|Moss|2004}}</ref> The band then spent much of 2004 touring in locations including Europe and the UK.<ref name="allmusic-bio"/> The group won the Act-of-the-Year award in the 2004 ''Boston Music Awards''.<ref>{{harvnb|Boston Music Awards 2004}}</ref> The 2004 reunion tour grossed over $14&nbsp;million in ticket sales.<ref>{{harvnb|Kot|2004}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' would later credit the band for ushering in "the indie-icon reunion-tour circuit ... a long overdue opportunity to play for the sort of massive crowds that their famous fans—[[Nirvana]], [[Radiohead]], and [[Weezer]] among them—had built on their influence."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22437-head-carrier/|title=Pixies: Head Carrier|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=October 6, 2016|access-date=October 1, 2016|last=Berman|first=Stuart}}</ref>

In June 2004, the band released a new song, "[[Bam Thwok]]" exclusively on the [[iTunes Music Store]]; it reached number one in the [[UK Official Download Chart]].<ref name=regist>{{cite web | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/28/download_chart_lives/ | title=Pixies top UK download chart | author=Oates, John|date=June 28, 2004|work=The Register|access-date=September 10, 2006}}</ref> 4AD released ''[[Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies|Wave of Mutilation: The Best of Pixies]]'', along with a companion DVD, ''Pixies''.<ref>{{harvnb|Phares (Wave of Mutilation: The Best of Pixies)}}</ref> The band also contributed a rendition of "Ain't That Pretty at All" to the [[Warren Zevon]] tribute album ''[[Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon|Enjoy Every Sandwich]]''.<ref>{{harvnb|Deming}}</ref>
In 2005, the Pixies made appearances at festivals including [[Lollapalooza]],<ref>{{harvnb|Ford|2005}}</ref> "T on the Fringe",<ref name=gigw>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/6211/pixies-supported-by-idlewild-at-t-on-the-fringe |title=Pixies Supported by Idlewild at 'T on the Fringe' |author=Mella, Daniel |work=Gigwise |date=May 26, 2005 |access-date=September 10, 2006}}</ref> and the [[Newport Folk Festival]].<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies Unplug for Newport Folk Festival}}</ref> They continued to make appearances through 2006 and 2007,<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies Announce Summer Tour... But Their Future is Uncertain}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Pixies announce Australian tour dates}}</ref> culminating in their first shows in Australia.<ref>{{harvnb|Cho|2009}}</ref> Francis suggested that a new Pixies studio album was possible,<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies mainman gives lowdown on band's new album}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Pixies to begin work on new album}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Pixies to reunite for new album?}}</ref> or unlikely,<ref name=abc>{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s1955933.htm | title=Frank Black on Pixies Album | access-date=June 22, 2007 | work=[[Triple J]] | date=June 19, 2007}}</ref> the main obstacle being Deal's reluctance.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies abandon new songs}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Frank Black: Kim Deal is against new Pixies album}}</ref>

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of ''Doolittle'', the Pixies launched a tour in October 2009 where they performed the album track-for-track, including the associated [[B-sides]].<ref name="Johnson">{{harvnb|Johnson|2009}}</ref> The tour began in Europe,<ref name="Johnson"/> continued in the United States in November,<ref>{{harvnb|Stokes|2009}}</ref> with the South American and Australian tour following in March 2010, then New Zealand, and more European dates in spring 2010,<ref name=eyeb>{{cite web|url= http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2009/09/24/pixies-tour-dates-doolittle-20th-anniversary-europe-us-australia/ |title = Pixies add additional 'Doolittle' anniversary tour dates in Europe, U.S., Australia|work=[[Slicing Up Eyeballs]]|date=September 24, 2009|access-date=March 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Fullerton|2010}}</ref> and back to North America in 2010.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies announce US 'Doolittle' tour details}}</ref><ref name=eyeb2>{{cite web|url=http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2011/01/20/pixies-canada-tour-dates-doolittle/|title=Pixies to bring 'Doolittle' tour to Canada, three more U.S. cities in April, May|work=[[Slicing Up Eyeballs]]|date=January 20, 2011|access-date=January 30, 2011}}</ref>

===Deal's departure, ''Indie Cindy'' and the arrival of Lenchantin (2013–2015)===
On June 14, 2013, the Pixies announced that Deal had left the band. Two weeks later, the band released a new song, "Bagboy", as a free download via the Pixies' website. The song features Jeremy Dubs of Bunnies and formerly of the Bennies on vocals in place of Deal.<ref>{{harvnb|Cragg|2013}}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, Deal and her former bandmates have no relationship.<ref name="amgint">{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/the-pixies-joey-santiago-talks-tour-recording-with-steve-albini |language=en-US |title=Pixies' Joey Santiago Talks Tour, Recording With Steve Albini, Alt-Rock's Early '90s Explosion |last=Prato |first=Greg |date=2023-02-06 |accessdate=2023-02-09 |publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>

On July 1, 2013, the Pixies announced the addition of the [[The Muffs|Muffs]] and [[The Pandoras|Pandoras]] guitarist and vocalist [[Kim Shattuck]] to replace Deal for their 2013 European tour.<ref name=newn>{{cite web|url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/the-pixies-announce-leg-one-of-massive-global-tour/|title=Pixies Announce Leg One of Massive Global Tour|work=New Noise Magazine|date=July 1, 2013|access-date=July 1, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917021827/http://newnoisemagazine.com/the-pixies-announce-leg-one-of-massive-global-tour/|archive-date=September 17, 2013}}</ref><ref name=paste>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/07/pixies-announce-tour-will-release-more-new-materia.html|title=Pixies Announce Tour, Will Release More New Material|work=Paste Magazine|date=July 1, 2013|access-date=July 1, 2013|archive-date=July 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704060945/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/07/pixies-announce-tour-will-release-more-new-materia.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=gigw2>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/82629/the-pixies-announce-european-tour-including-november-uk-dates|title=Pixies announce European tour with new bassist and new music|work=Gigwise|date=July 1, 2013|access-date=July 1, 2013}}</ref> On September 3, 2013, the Pixies released an EP of new songs, ''[[EP1 (Pixies EP)|EP1]]''. On November 29, 2013, Shattuck announced that she had been dismissed from the band.<ref name="shattuckleave">{{cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/pixies-part-ways-with-kim-shattuck-106108 |last=Modell |first=Josh |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=December 2, 2013 |title=Pixies Part Ways with Kim Shattuck}}</ref> In December 2013, it was announced that the [[the Entrance Band|Entrance Band]] and [[A Perfect Circle]] bassist [[Paz Lenchantin]] was joining the Pixies for the 2014 tour.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies name Paz Lenchatin as new bassist}}</ref> Lenchantin said she had been a "die-hard" Pixies fan as a teenager and that Black was the greatest artist she had worked with.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2024-03-04 |title=Pixies Part Ways With Longtime Bassist Paz Lenchantin After Ten-Year Run |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pixies-part-ways-bassist-paz-lenchantin-1234980187/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The Pixies released ''[[EP2 (Pixies EP)|EP2]]'' on January 3, 2014. The single released to radio was "Blue Eyed Hexe". Another new EP, ''[[EP3 (Pixies EP)|EP3]]'', was released on March 24, 2014. All the EPs were only available as downloads and limited-edition vinyl.

The three EPs were collected in [[LP record|LP]] format and released as the album, ''[[Indie Cindy]],'' in April 2014.<ref>{{harvnb|Pixies confirm release of Indie Cindy, their first studio album in two decades}}</ref> It was the first Pixies album in over two decades.<ref>{{harvnb|Appleford|2014}}</ref> In 2015, the Pixies toured in support of [[Robert Plant]] for a series of dates across North America.<ref>{{harvnb|Britton|2015}}</ref>

===''Head Carrier'', ''Beneath the Eyrie'' and ''Doggerel'' (2016–2023)===
In July 2016, the Pixies announced that Lenchantin had become a permanent member, and that their sixth album, ''[[Head Carrier]]'', would be released on September 30, 2016.<ref name="P4KHead">{{cite web|last1=Monroe|first1=Jazz|title=Pixies Announce New Album Head Carrier, Share "Um Chagga Lagga": Listen {{!}} Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/63409-pixies-announce-new-album-head-carrier-share-um-chagga-lagga-listen/|website=pitchfork.com|date=July 6, 2016|access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> Their seventh album, ''[[Beneath the Eyrie]]'', was released on September 13, 2019, with the lead single, "On Graveyard Hill".<ref>{{cite web|last=Childers|first=Chad|date=June 3, 2019|title=Pixies Announce 'Beneath the Eyrie' Album, Reveal 'On Graveyard Hill' Single|url=https://loudwire.com/pixies-beneath-the-eyrie-album-on-graveyard-hill-single/|access-date=June 3, 2019|website=Loudwire}}</ref> The Pixies released a podcast, ''It's a Pixies Podcast'', documenting the recording of the album.<ref>{{harvnb|Shaffer|2019}}</ref> The Pixies released a non-album single, "Human Crime", in March 2022.<ref>{{harvnb|Deville|2022}}</ref> They released their eighth studio album, ''[[Doggerel (album)|Doggerel]]'', with the single "There's a Moon On" on September 30 via BMG.<ref>{{harvnb|Rettig|2022}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Krol|2022}}</ref>

===Lenchantin's departure, arrival of Richardson and ''The Night the Zombies Came'' (2024–present)===
[[File:Pixies_KTF_March_2024.jpg|thumb|The Pixies in 2024, including Emma Richardson (right)]]
On 4 March 2024, the Pixies announced that Lenchantin had left "to concentrate on her own projects".<ref name=":0" /> In a statement to ''Rolling Stone'', Lenchantin said that the choice was not hers and that her "departure [was] a bit of a surprise to [her] as it is to many".<ref name=":0" /> She was replaced on the following tour by Emma Richardson, formerly of [[Band of Skulls]].<ref name=":0" /> The tour celebrated the Pixies' third and fourth albums, [[Bossanova (Pixies album)|''Bossanova'']] (1990) and ''[[Trompe le Monde]]'' (1991), with Francis describing it as "delightful".<ref name="RollingStoneZombies">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pixies-the-night-the-zombies-came-album-1235065123/|title=The Pixies Battle the Undead and Welcome Their Latest Bass Player on New ‘Zombies’ Album|website=[[Rolling Stone Magazine]]|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=July 24, 2024|access-date=July 24, 2024}}</ref> In June, the Pixies released the single "You're So Impatient", Richardson's first studio credit with the band.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=Pixies Share New Song "You’re So Impatient" & Cover Doris Day's "Que Sera, Sera": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2266171/pixies-youre-so-impatient-que-sera-sera-doris-day-cover/music/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref>

On October 25, 2024, the Pixies released their ninth full-length studio album, ''[[The Night the Zombies Came]]'', produced by [[Tom Dalgety]], who also worked on their previous three studio albums.<ref name="RollingStoneZombies"/> Regarding the title, Francis said: "It's not like I wrote a bunch of songs about zombies or that we tried to make the album sound scary or anything like that. 'Zombie' is just an associative word. You can do with it what you like. And it's not a concept record, but that word kept popping up in the lyrics. When I combed through all the other lyrics for a title, they just sounded corny as shit. The only thing that made sense was ''The Night the Zombies Came''. And I was like, 'You know what? That's a pretty good title. I'd go see that movie.'"<ref name="RollingStoneZombies"/> The album was preceded by the singles "You're So Impatient", "Chicken", "Oyster Beds" and "Motoroller".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Tyler |title=Pixies have announced their tenth studio album, The Night the Zombies Came, alongside the lead single "Chicken". |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/pixies-announce-forthcoming-album-the-night-the-zombies-came |website=The Line of Best Fit |access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref>