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Pixies line up three-night residences in Dublin, Manchester, London, Amsterdam and Paris
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Released the day before Nevermind, Pixies' fourth album helped set a blueprint for alternative music to come – not that they ever really got the credit for it
Torture. Incest. Voyeurism. Why Pixies' Surfer Rosa is the weirdest and most influential alt. rock album of the '80s
Nirvana's Kurt Cobain admitted it, but pretty much every single alt. rock band of the past 35 years has 'borrowed' from Pixies 1988 masterpiece Surfer Rosa
Pixies still blend subtle malevolence with surprise and intrigue
Alt.rock legends Pixies return with Doggerel and more tales from the dark side
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week
This week's tracks hail from all over the world – from California to Slough. But which is your favourite? Place your vote at the foot of this page and we'll announce the winner next week...
20 albums that changed the course of rock'n'roll
From King Crimson putting prog on the map to Metallica taking thrash metal to the masses, here are 20 albums that defined the rock genre as we know it
Listen to Pixies namecheck Van Halen on infectious new single Dregs Of The Wine
Pixies release Dregs Of The Wine as the third single from forthcoming album Doggerel
