Pixies released the 1988 alternative rock album Surfer Rosa.
The American band formed in Boston in 1986. Its original lineup consisted of singer and guitarist Black Francis, guitarist Joey Santiago, bassist and vocalist Kim Deal, and drummer David Lovering. The group’s loud-quiet dynamics and unusual lyrical imagery became influential in alternative rock.
Surfer Rosa was released in March 1988 by the independent British label 4AD. The album was produced by Steve Albini and recorded at Q Division studios in Somerville, Massachusetts. Its sound was rawer and less polished than many major-label rock records of the period.
The album includes “Bone Machine,” “Gigantic,” and “Where Is My Mind?” The latter later gained a much wider audience through its use in the 1999 film Fight Club. Kim Deal left Pixies during the 1993 recording period and later co-founded The Breeders.