Pixies "Doolittle" 30th Anniversary

Released in April 1989, "Doolittle" is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Pixies. The album's offbeat and dark subject material contrasts with the clean production sound. Pixies released two singles from Doolittle, "Here Comes Your Man" and "Monkey Gone to Heaven", both of which were chart successes on the US charts. The album itself reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart, an unexpected success for the band. In retrospect, album tracks such as "Debaser", "Wave of Mutilation", "Monkey Gone to Heaven", "Gouge Away", and "Hey" are highly acclaimed by critics, and the albumis often seen as the band's strongest work.

The Pixies were associated with the birth of Alternative Rock, and draw on elements including punk rock and surf rock. Their music is known for its dynamic "loud-quiet" shifts and song structures. They were more commercially successful in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe than the…