As their just-launched U.S. tour brought them to Los Angeles, the Pixies stopped by “Conan” on Thursday night to perform “Bel Esprit,” a melodic rocker off their latest album Head Carrier that finds frontman Black Francis trading vocals with bassist Paz Lenchantin.
Watch the full performance below.
The Pixies continue their tour with a stop in Dallas tonight before heading east; full dates over here.
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- Pixies expand ‘Head Carrier’ tour with 19 new North American dates this fall
- Pixies unfurl 23-date U.S. tour this spring in support of latest album ‘Head Carrier’
- Pixies’ ‘Doolittle 25’ 3CD reissue to include 21 previously unreleased demos, Peel sessions
Well…that was…interesting.
It was pretty dreadful.
I never bought the recent two Pixies albums. Are they as bad as many of the song titles suggest?
I thought Indie Cindy (made up of the various EPs) was a lot of fun for the most part. A couple of dogs, but mostly really sing-along-able tracks. That view was not universally shared, with complaints ranging from “no Kim” to “Weezer ripoff.” To the latter, Weezer kind of ripped off Pixies in the first place; to the former, I guess that’s life.
The new one seems to be getting better reviews, although this Conan performance probably doesn’t show it in best light.