Pixies releases infectious new single
'Motoroller'
From upcoming album
'The Night the Zombies Came'
and EU Tour
Pixies return with single ‘Motoroller’, the fourth new song to be released from their anticipated new studio album 'The Night the Zombies Came' due for release on 25th October via BMG. The single comes alongside the news that Pixies will return to the UK and Europe in April and May 2025 for a 20 date headline tour, including nine UK shows with two nights at London’s O2 Brixton Academy.
After debuting on Steve Lamacq’s BBC Radio 6 Music show, the dynamic ‘Motoroller’ follows frontman and principle songwriter Black Francis on a scooter ride across Berlin.
Speaking on the track, Francis says “This is one of those kinds of songs where there's little threads you can follow and they take you somewhere. But they're not required for the experience. You can just start fishing around in the lyrics, and maybe you won't find exactly what the story is, but you'll find a story related to the city of Berlin. So just have fun with the clues that are there.”
Previously released singles from the new album includes, ‘Oyster Beds’, ‘You’re So Impatient’, ‘Que Sera, Sera’ and ‘Chicken’ - met by widespread acclaim, with The Times describing it as “Dark and dangerous” in their Essential Tracks and Daily Telegraph as a “new, darker direction” in their Songs of The Week. Meanwhile NME hailed it as “haunting”, MOJO as “delightfully ghoulish” and CLASH proclaimed it "Pixies at their blood-curdling best."
Pixies will kick off their 2025 UK and European headline tour in Utrecht, Netherlands, followed by performances across Belgium, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal before arriving in the the UK at O2 Academy Edinburgh, two nights at London’s O2 Brixton Academy, O2 Academy, Leeds, Academy Birmingham, Cardiff’s Utilita Arena and Newcastle City Hall, before concluding at O2 Apollo Manchester.
35 years since their groundbreaking Platinum-certified album 'Doolittle' catapulted the band into the UK Top Ten, and 20 years since their celebrated reformation at Coachella, Pixies are deep into their second act, and in the midst of a creative purple patch. 'The Night the Zombies Came' is Pixies’ tenth album, with 13 new songs that find Pixies looking ahead to the most cinematic record of their career.
Eileen Carpio
'Motoroller'
From upcoming album
'The Night the Zombies Came'
and EU Tour
Pixies return with single ‘Motoroller’, the fourth new song to be released from their anticipated new studio album 'The Night the Zombies Came' due for release on 25th October via BMG. The single comes alongside the news that Pixies will return to the UK and Europe in April and May 2025 for a 20 date headline tour, including nine UK shows with two nights at London’s O2 Brixton Academy.
After debuting on Steve Lamacq’s BBC Radio 6 Music show, the dynamic ‘Motoroller’ follows frontman and principle songwriter Black Francis on a scooter ride across Berlin.
Speaking on the track, Francis says “This is one of those kinds of songs where there's little threads you can follow and they take you somewhere. But they're not required for the experience. You can just start fishing around in the lyrics, and maybe you won't find exactly what the story is, but you'll find a story related to the city of Berlin. So just have fun with the clues that are there.”
Previously released singles from the new album includes, ‘Oyster Beds’, ‘You’re So Impatient’, ‘Que Sera, Sera’ and ‘Chicken’ - met by widespread acclaim, with The Times describing it as “Dark and dangerous” in their Essential Tracks and Daily Telegraph as a “new, darker direction” in their Songs of The Week. Meanwhile NME hailed it as “haunting”, MOJO as “delightfully ghoulish” and CLASH proclaimed it "Pixies at their blood-curdling best."
Pixies will kick off their 2025 UK and European headline tour in Utrecht, Netherlands, followed by performances across Belgium, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal before arriving in the the UK at O2 Academy Edinburgh, two nights at London’s O2 Brixton Academy, O2 Academy, Leeds, Academy Birmingham, Cardiff’s Utilita Arena and Newcastle City Hall, before concluding at O2 Apollo Manchester.
35 years since their groundbreaking Platinum-certified album 'Doolittle' catapulted the band into the UK Top Ten, and 20 years since their celebrated reformation at Coachella, Pixies are deep into their second act, and in the midst of a creative purple patch. 'The Night the Zombies Came' is Pixies’ tenth album, with 13 new songs that find Pixies looking ahead to the most cinematic record of their career.
Eileen Carpio
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