While his work with the Pixies is being reworked by indie rock's finest, Frank Black has been gearing up to release two new albums, Bluefinger, dropping via Cooking Vinyl in September, and Best of Frank Black 93 - 03, a greatest hits album arriving June 12, NME.com reports. Bluefinger, an album reportedly written in reference to Dutch painter Herman Brood, will be released under Black's Black Francis moniker. The album's first single, "Threshold Apprehension," will drop as a digital download beginning May 7. On May 25, the single will be released as a limited edition seven-inch single.

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