Trompe le Monde

Rock · 1991 · 19 tracks

Trompe le Monde

A dense, aggressive collision of space-age surrealism and abrasive power chords. The band's final studio statement of the original era is their loudest and most frantic.

The Pixies' loudest, weirdest space-punk record that basically invented the 90s on its way out the door.

Relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness and interstellar curiosity.

Trompe le Monde · vs · Pixies

Noise Textured+3.0σ

The production is built around noise textured than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks

01

Trompe le Monde

1:48

02

Planet of Sound

2:06

03

Alec Eiffel

2:50

04

The Sad Punk

3:00

05

Head On

2:14

06

U-Mass

3:01

07

Palace of the Brine

1:34

08

Letter to Memphis

2:40

09

Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons

2:48

10

Space (I Believe In)

4:19

11

Subbacultcha

2:10

12

Distance Equals Rate Times Time

1:20

13

Lovely Day

2:10

14

Motorway to Roswell

4:44

15

The Navajo Know

2:24

16

Rock Music (live)

1:52

17

Hang Wire (live)

2:01

18

Monkey Gone to Heaven (live)

2:58

19

Isla de Encanta (live)

1:46

Moments Worth Waiting For

The feedback-drenched opening of Planet of Sound that sets a more aggressive tone than their previous record.

The transition into the soaring, keyboard-assisted chorus of Alec Eiffel.

The way the vocals on Rock Music push into a near-unhinged scream over relentless percussion.

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