EP1 (Pixies EP)

EP1
EP by
Pixies
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)
RecordedLate 2012; Rockfield Studios,[1] Wales[2]
additional recording at
Sonelab,[3] Easthampton
the Autumn Den,[4] Northampton
GenreAlternative rock
Length15:23
LanguageEnglish
ProducerGil Norton
Pixies chronology
Minotaur
(2009) 		EP1
(2013) 		EP2
(2014)

EP1[5] is a 2013 EP by American alternative rock band Pixies. Apart from the 2004 single "Bam Thwok" and a cover of Warren Zevon's "Ain't That Pretty At All", this EP, along with the 2013 single "Bagboy", is the first new material from the band in more than 20 years. This is the first album they have released without founding member Kim Deal, who quit earlier in the year. It is the first in a series of releases planned through the band's web site and designed by Vaughan Oliver.[2]

The Pixies were aware of how their legacy, as well as the departure of their longtime bassist Kim Deal, strengthened the weight surrounding a new release.[2] Santiago said the band mourned for three days but decided to continue without Deal. The track "Indie Cindy" is about the band's hope that audiences will accept their new work after such a long hiatus.[2] The song, according to Black Francis, says to the audience "I don’t know if you’ll accept me; I don’t know if I accept you. But we have this memory. Can we do it again?"[2]

The E.P. is intended to be one of several released through the band's website rather than full albums on labels.[2]

  1. ^ Discogs – Rockfield Studios profile and discography
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference nyt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Sonelab – Easthampton, Massachusetts • 413 203 5251
  4. ^ the Autumn Den – Facebook • (413)221-5424
  5. ^ Discogs – Pixies – EP1 Images