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July 6 2016 Back in 2014, the reunitedÂ PixiesÂ releasedÂ Indie Cindy, their first album of new material since 1991âsÂ Trompe Le Monde.Â Now, a followup is on the way. The 12-track LPÂ Head Carrier, which unlike Indie CindyÂ was conceived as a full album, comes out September 30 onÂ Pixiesmusic/Play It Again Sam. The band recorded the album at RAK in London with producer Tom Dalgety. Listen toÂ âUm Chagga Laggaâ below, and scroll down for the art (designed by longtime collaborator Vaughan Oliver), album tracklist, and European dates, which theyâll soon follow with a full world tour itinerary.

Since 2013, the band have been performing without bassistÂ Kim Deal. SheÂ was replaced byÂ Kim Shattuck of the Muffs, who wasÂ fired just a few months later. Paz Lenchantin of A Perfect Circle, Zwan, and the Entrance Band is nowÂ the bandâs official bassist. âI was very nervous in the beginning when I went to that first rehearsal,âÂ sheÂ said in a press release. âThere were these shoes I felt I had to fill and I tried to do the best I could for the fans, to make the live performances sound true to the originals. IÂ spent three years learning to understand what being a Pixie meant, and now, my heart, spirit, and love for their music is embedded in me andÂ I feel like I have become a Pixie.Â Â We had been more about the history of the Pixies, but now, we are about going forward.â

Unlike most other Pixies records, Head Carrier came together afterÂ six intensive weeks in the studio, rather than a few days. Drummer David Lovering said in a press release:Â âThis was a wonderful luxury, for us to have the time to be able to really work these new songs out.Â By the time we started recording, we all knew the songs backwards and forwards, so it took half as long for us to make this album as it did to make 'Indie Cindy.' Â And it was great working with Tom... he started with us in pre-production and played a big part in keeping us focused on making the best music we could.â

ReadÂ Mike Powell's dissectionÂ of the Pixies catalog.

Head Carrier:

01 Head Carrier
02 Classic Masher
03 Baalâs Back
04 Might As Well Be Gone
05 Oona
06 Talent
07 Tenement Song
08 Bel Esprit
09 All I Think About Now
10 Um Chagga Lagga
11 Plaster Of Paris
12 All The Saints


11-15 Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle
11-16 Poznan, Poland - HWS Arena
11-17Prague, Czech Republic - Forum Karlin Hall
11-18 Montreux, Switzerland - Auditorium Stravinski
11-20 Barcelona, Spain - Sant Jordi Club
11-21 Porto, Portugal - Coliseum
11-23 Paris, France - Zenith
11-25 Antwerp, Belgium - Lotto
11-27 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Heineken Music Hall

