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Fans of the Pixies will be mildly interested to learn that the resurrected 2010s version of the band has a new album coming in September. The as-yet-untitled album was recorded in December, and features the same Kim Deal-less lineup as the previous quasi-reunion Pixies album, 2016's Head Carrier: Frank Black on vocals and guitar, Joey Santiago on guitar, David Lovering on drums, and Paz Lenchantin on bass and vocals. The band is also producing a podcast called Past is Prologue, Pixies, hosted by music journalist Tony Fletcher, which documents the creation of the new album and the history of the band, with one new episode released every week beginning June 27. After first breaking up in 1993, the Pixies reunited for a series of shows in 2004, at first with founding bassist/vocalist Deal as part of the lineup. Deal left the band in 2013, and was replaced first by Kim Shattuck, who soon reported that she'd been fired in favor of Lenchantin. The band didn't start recording new material until after Deal's departure: first a series of EPs that were collected as the album Indie Cindy in 2014, and then Head Carrier two years later. If we ever meet in public and you can demonstrate your ability to sing or even hum just one of the songs from these records from memory, I will happily give you one dollar. Before the album's September release, the band will go on a five-week arena tour with Weezer. Find the dates below, and a trailer for the podcast after that. And whatever you do, don't get too excited. Pixies 2019 tour dates March 8 -- Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY March 9 -- Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre March 10 -- Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena March 12 -- New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden March 13 -- Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre March 14 -- Albany, NY @ Times Union Center March 16 -- Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods Resort Casino March 17 -- Baltimore, MD @ Royal Farms Arena March 18 -- Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore March 19 -- Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center March 20 -- Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena March 22 -- Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum March 23 -- Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion March 24 -- St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center March 26 -- Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center March 27 -- Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center March 28 -- Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena March 30 -- St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center March 31 -- Madison, WI @ Alliant Energy Center April 1 -- Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Ballroom April 3 -- Billings, MT @ Alberta Bair Theater April 5 -- Nampa, ID ! Ford Idaho Center Arena April 6 -- Portland, OR @ Moda Center April 7 -- Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena April 9 -- Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center April 10 -- Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena April 11 -- Reno, NV @ Grand Theatre April 12 -- Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Event Center Past is Prologue, Pixies trailer https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mk2Z270Xxcs

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