Their latest, eighth 2022 LP Doggerel entered the top 20 on the US Billboard. Whether it was the magic of the Golem, the spark of The Pixies has kept fans interested. Nonetheless, Francis embarked on some interesting projects including writing the soundtrack to the 1920 silent film The Golem: How He Came into the World based on Gustav Meyrinkâs 1915 novel The Golem which itself is about a creature created from clay rooted in Jewish folklore. The reasons given remain opaque but it looks like the frontman wanted to turn things around which he did by renaming himself, Frank Black. Despite releasing four albums and enjoying huge success, it looked as if the band would not last a decade when frontman Black Francis disbanded The Pixies in 1993. It is hard to believe that The Pixies formed almost 40 years ago.
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