Pixies - Bossanova
Critic Score
Based on 7 reviews
1990 Ratings: #67 / 370
User Score
Based on 970 ratings
1990 Rank: #42
Liked by 147 people
August 13, 1990 / Release Date
LP / Format
4AD / Label
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CJay
70

Pretty cool album

Brief Review:

I'll be honest, on my first listen, nothing blew me away. I just thought Bossanova was just an okay album. But after a couple of more listens, I actually like it a bit more. Again, nothing blew my mind or made me go, "WOAH!" But I like what this album is going for. It's just some solid rock with some melodic moments in it. It's catchy, has nice production, and is pretty good overall. My highlights have to be Down To The Well and The Happening. Worst ... read more

waffles
NR

Favorite Songs: Allison, Is She Weird, Ana, Dig for Fire, Down to the Well, The Happening

Jallen2035
90

May be controversial but I would say this is my favorite Pixies album

Oreo_Trash
80

First Pixies album I decided to listen to.

Now call this controversial, but the production is really muddy and sometimes the vocals are really low in the mix, which slightly ruins the album.
But hey, it's still a pretty good album.

MichBolan
90

While not as iconic as their earlier work, this album is still really good. It sounds a lot more polished but that really helps with the direction they were going here.

JacobHingst
89

Pixies have cranked out nothing but fun indie indie songs with incredibly catchy hooks their whole career.

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Track List

1Cecilia Ann
2:06
82
2Rock Music
1:52
77
3Velouria
3:40
88
4Allison
1:17
80
5Is She Weird
3:01
84
6Ana
2:09
84
7All Over the World
5:26
84
8Dig for Fire
3:02
86
9Down to the Well
2:29
82
10The Happening
4:19
88
11Blown Away
2:20
82
12Hang Wire
2:01
79
13Stormy Weather
3:26
75
14Havalina
2:33
84
Total Length: 39 minutes

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