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Surfer Rosa

Surfer Rosa
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Studio album by Pixies
Released March 21, 1988
Recorded November 1987, Downtown Recorders, South End, Boston; December 1987, Q Division, Somerville, Massachusetts
Genre Alternative rock
Length 32:50
Label 4AD
Producer Steve Albini
Pixies chronology
Come On Pilgrim
(1987)
Surfer Rosa
(1988)
Doolittle
(1989)
Singles from Surfer Rosa
  1. "Gigantic"
    Released: August 22, 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 5/5 stars
Blender 5/5 stars
Encyclopedia of Popular Music 5/5 stars
MusicHound 4/5
NME 9.5/10
Pitchfork Media 10/10
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 5/5 stars
Sounds 4/5 stars
Spin Alternative Record Guide 10/10
The Village Voice B

Surfer Rosa is the first full-length album by the American alternative rock band Pixies, released in March 1988 on the British independent record label 4AD. The album's unusual and offbeat subject matter includes references to mutilation and voyeurism; this is augmented by experimental recording techniques and a distinctive drum sound. Surfer Rosa contains many of the elements present in Pixies' earlier output, including Spanish lyrics and references to Puerto Rico.

Because of 4AD's independent status, distribution in the United States was handled by British label Rough Trade Records; however, it failed to chart in either the UK or the U.S. "Gigantic" was the only single taken from the release (in a re-recorded version), and only reached number 93 on the UK Singles Chart. Despite this, Surfer Rosa was re-released in the U.S. by Elektra Records in 1992, and in 2005 was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Surfer Rosa is often cited as a favorite of music critics and is frequently included on professional lists of the all-time best rock albums. Many alternative rock artists, including Billy Corgan and PJ Harvey, have cited the album as inspirational; Nirvana's Kurt Cobain frequently acknowledged that Surfer Rosa was a strong influence on Nevermind, and, in 1993, Cobain hired the album's recording engineer Steve Albini to record his band's album In Utero.


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