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Same thing, same feelings, nothing new. An honest album doesn't mean a wonderful album, so we'll listen to it without displeasure, but like everyone else, when we want to hear Robert Smith's spleen, we'll listen to Disintegration again. The best song is the one with the lowest score (opposite right) because it's the most original: Drone:Nodrone.

Les Pixies en 2024, c'est comme les Rolling Stones en 1990, ils ne surprennent plus personne. Ils font le job, l'album est plutôt sympa, et plus réussi que le précédent, mais moins bien que ceux d'avant, de la période reformation. Un album pas mal c'est très bien, mais un album très bien c'est mieux. Quand on voudra réécouter les Pixies dans trois mois, on reviendra aux albums des années 80, et quels ... read more

A great first album with lots of influences and a very promising band

They used to be called a "punk-jazz" band, just because one or two song sounded like jazz, and because they had a saxophone (ok, it is played in a jazz way, but who cares really). But they were just a great post-punk band, dark and cynical, with a touch of crazyness and a lot of originality. Their music is often close to the one of Pere Ubu, which means quality.