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Five Good Covers: Gigantic (The Pixies)

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Jun 092017
 

Five Good Covers presents five cross-genre reinterpretations of an oft-covered song.

Back in 1988, the Pixies’ Surfer Rosa got a few nice reviews, but didn’t even make the Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll; today, it’s recognized as a highly influential classic. “Where Is My Mind?” gets most of the attention, but save some big big love for “Gigantic,” the album’s sole single, featuring co-writer Kim Deal on a rare (for the Pixies) lead vocal. It’s a song about the joys of sex, which instantly makes it edgier than any love song of the day (but not so edgy that it didn’t wind up in an iPhone commercial), and the exhilaration of the lyrics is matched by the quiet-loud performance that would inspire Kurt Cobain and a grungy cast of thousands.

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Watch: Trampled By Turtles Fan-Filled Video for “Where is My Mind”

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Dec 012011
 

Back in October Trampled By Turtles released a bluegrass cover of the Pixies “Where is My Mind” for the WhyHunger charity cause. Yesterday the band released a crowd-sourced video of the song, recruiting fans via Facebook. They asked fans to take a photo of themselves creatively holding a sign with one word from the song on it and submit it via email. A great use of social media and music. Continue reading »

Trampled by Turtles Gets Rootsy on Pixies Cover

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Oct 122011
 

Minnesota acoustic 5-piece Trampled by Turtles are a hybrid of classic American songwriting, bluegrass and folk. Since the release of last year’s Palomino, they have been tearing up the festival scene with their infectious high-energy live sets. Yesterday, they released their first new recording in a year with the Pixies‘ “Where is My Mind.” Having all come from or currently playing in rock, punk and metal bands, covering the 1988 alt-rock track was natural. Continue reading »

The Vaccines Team Up with Noah and the Whale for “Where Is My Mind?”

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Aug 152011
 

It’s always fun to find out why artists decide to cover the particular songs they do. In the case of the spontaneous teamup of The Vaccines and Noah and the Whale, the reason was simple: “I don’t know the lyrics to very many songs,” said Noah frontman Charlie Fink on Britain’s Triple J radio before performing the Pixies’ “Where is My Mind?” As always, we get the typical radio banter with the DJ talking endlessly and the band just ready to get the show on the road already, but, when they finally do, it’s a treat. Continue reading »

Surfer Blood Cover Cut from Pixies’ ‘Surfer Rosa’

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Jun 212011
 

Last year, Surfer Blood’s John Paul Pitts told Prefix that their band name came from teasing a friend who brought a surf bag on a road trip (it started as “surfer bro”). The point being, there is no connection whatsoever to Pixies’ acclaimed 1988 album Surfer Rosa. Still, we can’t help wondering if the name similarity influenced their choice of Surfer Rosa song “Gigantic” for their A.V. Undercover set. Continue reading »

Cali Rockers the Coral Sea Cover Pixies and The Knife

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May 232011
 

Since releasing their debut album in 2006, ambient rockers The Coral Sea have kept busy: crafting the follow-up Firelight, appearing not once but twice on Grey’s Anatomy, and heading on tour with The Walkmen and Silversun Pickups. They have also found the time to offer a pair of covers as free downloads, drawing inspiration from two very different places. Continue reading »

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