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Pixies' Trompe Le Monde: 30th anniversary repress

Posted by Loren on July 21, 2021

Pixies' Trompe Le Monde: 30th anniversary repress
photo by Tony Barratt

Originally released on Sept. 23, 21991, the Pixies Trompe Le Monde will be reissued on limited marbled green vinyl on Sept. 24, 2021 via 4AD. Trompe Le Monde was the final studio release featuring the original lineup, prior to their breakup and later reformation.

The current lineup will be on tour later this year, including dates with fellow 1990s-ish rockers Nine Inch Nails. The band last released Beneath the Eyrie in 2019.

August 24, 2021 Update: all upcoming 2021 tour dates have been cancelled, including Summerfest and Riot Fest, due to the increased prevalence of the Covid-19 delta variant.

Trompe Le Monde Track List:
Side A
Trompe Le Monde
Planet of Sound
Alec Eiffel
The Sad Punk
Head On
U-Mass
Palace of the Brine
Letter to Memphis
 
Side B
Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons
Space (I Believe In)
Subbacultcha
Distance Equals Rate Times Time
Lovely Day
Motorway to Roswell
The Navajo Know

SEPTEMBER
10   Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
11   Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
13   Old Forester's Paristown Hall, Louisville, KY
14   Foellinger Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN
16  Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI
17   The Factory at The District, Chesterfield, MO
18   The Waiting Room/Outdoors - Omaha, NE
19   Riot Fest, Chicago, IL
21   Jacobs Pavilion, Cleveland, OH  (with NIN)
23   Jacobs Pavilion, Cleveland, OH  (with NIN)
26   Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK

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Pictured: Pixies 1991, L-R: David Lovering, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago, Black Francis

Pixies' Trompe Le Monde: 30th anniversary repress
photo by Tony Barratt

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