- alternative rock, rock, indie rock, alternative
- 34 min
- 13 tracks
- 4AD
Surfer Rosa is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band Pixies, released in March 1988 on the British label 4AD. It was produced by Steve Albini. Surfer Rosa contains many of the elements of the Pixies' earlier output, including Spanish lyrics and references to Puerto Rico. It includes references to mutilation and incest alongside experimental recording techniques and a distinctive drum sound.
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Spare, character-led, grave and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender5/5 ★
- Mojo5/5 ★
- NME9.5/10
- Pitchfork10/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Sounds4/5 ★
- SpinA+
- Spin Alternative Record Guide10/10
- The Village VoiceB
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Tracks
- A1Bone Machine3:04
- A2Break My Body2:05
- A3Something Against You1:48
- A4Broken Face1:30
- A5Gigantic3:55
- A6River Euphrates2:32
- B1Where Is My Mind?3:53
- B2Cactus2:17
- B3Tony’s Theme1:52
- B4Oh My Golly!2:33
- B5Vamos4:20
- B6I’m Amazed1:42
- B7Brick Is Red2:01
13 tracks, 34 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Pixies
- Label
- 4AD
- Released
- 1988
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- XE
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