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Considering the strength of the albums that the Pixies<\/a> tend to put out, especially in their initial run as a group, it\u2019s hard to ever think of them as having \u2018deep cuts\u2019.<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to be presented with an album as strong as, say, Surfer Rosa or Doolittle, and to want to listen to it as anything other than the complete package. Yes, I understand the urge that someone might have to pick out a song like \u2018Gigantic\u2019 or \u2018Monkey Gone to Heaven\u2019 and just listen to those on repeat, but are you really going to stop yourself from hearing \u2018Broken Face\u2019 or \u2018Dead\u2019, simply because you\u2019d rather pick and choose your favourites from these masterpieces? I think not.<\/p>\n Perhaps something like \u2018Nimrod\u2019s Son\u2019 from the Come on Pilgrim debut EP could count, considering that fans tend to overlook the record due to it not being a full-length title. Equally, you could select one of their many album tracks that whizz by in a flash like \u2018Allison\u2019, with its 77-second runtime delivering everything you could want from a Pixies track in a flurry of activity. Both of these could ostensibly be seen as \u2018deep cuts\u2019 from the band, but in reality, they\u2019ve still got plenty of fans that make them too popular to be viewed in this light.<\/p>\n However, when the band returned in 2014 with Indie Cindy, the band\u2019s first full-length album in 23 years, a lot of long-term fans of the band dismissed it due to the absence of original bassist Kim Deal<\/a>, and said that it lacked the same vitality that the band once had. While it\u2019s true that this record represented a major step back from their last offering, 1991\u2019s Trompe Le Monde, it\u2019s also hard to say that the album is a complete failure.<\/p>\n It would be remiss to tarnish the whole album, simply because had it been released by anyone other than a band like them, who have a legacy to keep intact, then it probably would\u2019ve had a better reception. It may have been a disappointment, but also, if it meant that the Pixies were back for good, then there ought to be no good reason to complain.<\/p>\n