Pixies - Where is my Mind?Album: Surfer Rosa [1988]
pixies leader black francis seems unmoored literally and figuratively on this innovative pop song from the band's highly influential "surfer rosa" album. the song is based around a swim in the caribbean where up seems down. one of the most listenable college rock albums of the 80's, this full-length debut fulfilled the promise of "come on pilgrim" and added muscular edge that made their harshest moments seem even more menacing and perverse. like the black and white photo of a flamenco dancer on its cover, "surfer rosa" is the pixies' most polarized work. for each blazing piece of punk, there are softer, poppier moments ("gigantic"). in a year that included such landmark albums from contemporaries like sonic youth and my bloody valentine, pixies managed to turn in one of 1988's most striking, distinctive records. it may not be their most accessible, but it's one of their most compelling.
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