Frank Black Francis | ||||
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Studio album by Frank Black | ||||
Released | October 12, 2004 | |||
Recorded | March 1987, 2004 (Pixies-era recordings) | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 84:54 | |||
Label | SpinART, Cooking Vinyl | |||
Producer | Two Pale Boys (Andy Diagram and Keith Moliné) on disc two | |||
Frank Black chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 69/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
Mojo | |
NME | 8/10 |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10 |
Q | |
Uncut | |
Under the Radar |
Frank Black Francis is a 2-CD set released in 2004 by Frank Black, roughly coinciding with the Pixies reunion tour. Disc 1 consists of a March 1987 solo acoustic demo tape recorded by engineer Gary Smith, just prior to the first Pixies recording session. Disc 2 is a contemporary recording of Frank Black reworking a number of Pixies songs with Keith Moliné and Andy Diagram, who are part of David Thomas and Two Pale Boys.
All tracks composed by Black Francis
Disc one {Black Francis demos}
Disc two {treated}