Bluefinger
It's impossible to divorce Black Francis
(or Frank Black) from the Pixies
and vice versa. There are a few tracks on this album that sound
very Pixies-ish, but more that sound like Black's solo stuff,
which dials down the electric guitar and steers more in the
acoustic (but still rockin') approach. Despite writing songs
about heroin, loneliness and chicks who've done him wrong, there's
still an ultimate sunniness behind all of his music that just
makes me happy. I'm especially a big fan of the poppier stuff
like “Your Mouth Into Mine” (which, coming from a man of Black's
stature is kinda vomit-inducing) and “Lolita.” The man can write
a catchy tune like few others. |
Svn Fngrs
Black Francis is such a freak! No but really,
listen to the first song on this EP, "The Seus," with its bizarro
sing/rap/talk thing and you just know you're in for a fun ride
straight from the mind that brought you years of good Pixies
fun. This doesn't sound much at all like his Frank
Black solo stuff, but really does sound more like mid-career
Pixies. Perhaps the reunion tour reinvigorated his punkness. |
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