Gigantic!

From Nirvana to the Smashing Pumpkins, from Radiohead to the Strokes, more than one band has been formed in the wake of this adventurous quartet. Founded in Boston in the mid-1980s by guitarist Joey Santiago and singer-songwriter Black Francis (also known as Frank Black), the Pixies have left their mark on the history of indie rock through the telluric force of their songs, which collide rock guitars, corrosion punk, melodic surf-rock and scruffy acoustic passages. Their albums Surfer Rosa (1988) and Doolittle (1989) remain must-haves, but their more recent releases, including Beneath the Eyrie (2019) and Doggerel (2022), prove the relevance of their reformation.