Pixies – Trompe Le Monde

Description

Recorded in the spring of 1991, Trompe Le Monde became the final album recorded by the Pixies. Allegedly inspired by Ozzy Osbourne’s presence in a neighbouring studio, this album has a distinctly harder edge than their previous releases, mirroring the growing dissension within the band’s membership, while sacrificing none of the band’s trademark pop sensibilities. The whole thing is buoyed along by a frantic rhythm; beneath the screaming, distorted guitars and Black Francis’ surreal yelpings, one can faintly make out bassist Kim Deal’s soothing harmonies and punchy rhythms holding the whole thing together.