Biography

Led by Black Francis (AKA Charles Thompson), this Boston band reveled in the raw, loud energy of punk, but harnessed it in service of catchy melodies laced with bizarre lyrics. Their 1989 album, DOOLITTLE, is widely considered to be one of the best alternative-rock albums ever, and their influence extends to a legion of artists, including PJ Harvey and Nirvana. After five records in five years, they were gone, splintering into the Breeders (led by bassist Kim Deal) and Francis's solo namesake, Frank Black. In 2004, however, the band reunited for some highly publicized performances.

Top Tracks

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• Alec Eiffel

• Bone Machine

• Born In Chicago

• Cactus

• Caribou

• Debaser

• Dig For Fire

• Gigantic

• Gouge Away

• Head On

• Here Comes Your Man

• Hey

• I'm Amazed

• In Heaven (lady In The Radiator Song)

• Into The White

• Is She Weird

• I've Been Tired

• Letter To Memphis

• Levitate Me

• Manta Ray

• Monkey Gone To Heaven

• Nimrod's Son

• Planet Of Sound

• River Euphrates

• Rock A My Soul

• Rock-a-my-soul

• Subba Cultcha

• Subbacultcha

• U-mass

• Vamos

• Velouria

• Wave Of Mutilation

• Where Is My Mind?

• Wild Honey Pie

• Winterlong

Discography

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• Trompe le Monde

  4AD/Elektra

  1991

• Bossanova

  4AD/Elektra

  1990

• Doolittle

  Elektra

  1989