Pixies Write and Record First Song In 13 Years

The Pixies have written and recorded a brand new song, the band's first in 13 years.

"Bam Thwok" was penned by Kim Deal and produced and recorded by the band at Stagg Street Studios in Los Angeles this past March. The song's music had its genesis in a chord progression Deal had been toying with for a while, and the lyrics from an art book she found discarded on a city street a number of years ago, while on tour.

"From the handwriting, you could tell that this book must have belonged to a little kid," Deal said. "This kid had written a short story, a paragraph really, about a party that took place in another universe, about people and monsters that were partying together. That's what provided the inspiration for the lyrics."

The song's chorus goes, "Love. Bang. Crash. Wakka, wakka, Bam Thwok."

"It's a song about loving everyone," Deal added, "showing good will to everyone."

The Pixies arranged and rehearsed the song at guitarist Joey Santiago's home studio, which includes a 15-second carousel-esque organ solo performed and recorded many years ago by Santiago's father-in-law while he was doing missionary work in the Philippines.

Said Frank Black, "Recording ['Bam Thwok'] was a nice way for us to break the ice after twelve years. The recording process was very relaxed and it didn't feel like twelve years had passed."

As the Pixies are not currently affiliated with a record label, they had the luxury of making their first new song available to fans everyhwere quickly and at a low price. Starting today, you can purchase it for $.99 exclusively at Apple's iTunes Music Store.

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