https://www.scmp.com/rss/322465/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com They used to sing about slicing up eyeballs; now they’re carrying severed heads. The Pixies, pioneers of alternative rock, have returned as a full band and with a renewed surrealism. Head Carrier, released today, is only the sixth studio album by the underground icons who went on hiatus at their height in the early 1990s. Yet the Pixies’ reunion was marred by the departure in 2013 of bassist Kim Deal, who had long had a tense relationship with frontman Black Francis. On Head Carrier, the Pixies... https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2023962/pixies-90s-us-alternative-rock-pioneers-back-new-member-album?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2023962/pixies-90s-us-alternative-rock-pioneers-back-new-member-album?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Sep 2016 05:15:30 +0000