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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
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 Posted - 05/16/2026 : 14:14:49
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He posted this on instagram today, which is a longer, more complete version of a song he posted in March, 2024:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYaQgTHtDI9/
It's a beautiful song. One of my favorites in a while. I made an MP3 of it from this post.
I don't mean to sound negative, but I would really love a song like this to be done in a different way or for a different project and not by the Pixies on a new album. |
Edited by - Troubles A Foot on 05/19/2026 18:29:21 |
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Bedbug
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Posted - 05/17/2026 : 02:19:24
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Yes that is a terrific song. The man can write a tune.
I couldn't remember if he had titled it when he released that first video of it on FB.
With you on different project - I think there are a bunch of 2.0 songs that would be even better if they were done in some other world of his |
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 05/17/2026 : 08:43:21
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| Would be nice to see a solo (or Catholics if he chooses) album from these. I still like Pixies but I think it'd be nice to see new Frank music outside of that box for a little. |
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Bedbug
> Teenager of the Year <
3339 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2026 : 10:34:26
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Originally posted by Skatealex1
Would be nice to see a solo (or Catholics if he chooses) album from these. I still like Pixies but I think it'd be nice to see new Frank music outside of that box for a little.
Man I hope this is for a solo Frank Black album. |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
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Posted - 05/18/2026 : 01:53:32
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Great work
Personally I wouldn't mind a Pixies record with these kind of tunes
Primrose was a highlight for sure
Still, would be understandable if this is for a solo record or a record with Bobby Bare Jr
A new Catholics work, which I do expect, could also work with this kind of material
So...yeah, just release the damn tunes
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2026 : 12:57:39
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I genuinely think the Pixies are holding him and his new songs like these back from reaching their full potential. No offense to the Pixies, I just don't think it's the kind of music they can really tap into in a natural way, same with the producer. Sounds like they're putting on a costume or something, a square peg in a round hole.
I wish he could just make whatever albums he wants with whoever he wants in terms of how they would benefit the material the best. |
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6366 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2026 : 01:17:32
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Originally posted by Troubles A Foot
I genuinely think the Pixies are holding him and his new songs like these back from reaching their full potential. No offense to the Pixies, I just don't think it's the kind of music they can really tap into in a natural way, same with the producer. Sounds like they're putting on a costume or something, a square peg in a round hole.
I wish he could just make whatever albums he wants with whoever he wants in terms of how they would benefit the material the best.
Agree with the first statement, not sure if somebody is holding him back to make whatever he wants to make. Not sure if there's some contractual/legal stuff involved, but there's no record company for instance. Maybe has to deliver new pixies music every once in a while to their management?
Seems like he just lost interest in making records in general. And just makes Pixies records because he likes to tour and all the attention. And the management asks him to. And of course Tom, who seems to push Frank to demo songs and record.
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
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Posted - 05/19/2026 : 01:18:19
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Originally posted by Troubles A Foot
Another new one:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYf5Rvpizjm/
A nice one, although I like the other two more
Hope it will be a solo acoustic one on a possible record!
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
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Bedbug
> Teenager of the Year <
3339 Posts |
Posted - 05/20/2026 : 02:25:57
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Originally posted by Troubles A Foot
ANOTHER new one:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYh1PzpNmXP/
We've got an EP here at least.
That one seems to be more along the Halloween theme of recent 2.0 albums |
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Brank_Flack
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1124 Posts |
Posted - 05/20/2026 : 15:15:44
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| Perhaps he recorded an acoustic solo album when he set up the Catholic's recording gear a while back? |
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 05/20/2026 : 22:02:31
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quote:
Originally posted by Bedbug
That one seems to be more along the Halloween theme of recent 2.0 albums
I have to give it to Frank: rhyming "vampire" with "campfire" is a good one. I haven't seen that before. |
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 05/21/2026 : 08:14:31
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Another great new one:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYmyvjjhTrp/
A song seemingly about touring with the Pixies that features the line "I don't want silver and I don't want gold and I don't want to do just what I've been told"
The previous song, maybe titled Where Are We Going To Now is also about being on a Pixies tour and seems a bit tour weary. |
Edited by - Troubles A Foot on 05/21/2026 09:16:49 |
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The Maharal
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 05/21/2026 : 14:00:46
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| All these recent videos are glorious. I need to get them clipped and converted to audio. |
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Brank_Flack
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1124 Posts |
Posted - 05/21/2026 : 14:30:53
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| I'm struggling with whether to listen to these or to wait in hope that they will be released on an album in short order. |
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 05/21/2026 : 20:45:16
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I've been making them into mp3s already.
If it seems like he's done for a while I'll master them a little and put them up somewhere and link it here. |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6366 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2026 : 00:11:59
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Great work, Troubles! Thanks for sharing these, because i've lost track of him.
I would like Frank to stop using Instagram and put it on a substack or whatever, pantreon, but what can you do?
If Frank is burned out on touring with the Pixies that would be a surprise to me
He's been touring like a maniac his whole life
I honestly believe he's like Dylan and on a never ending tour.
That being said, I do hope these songs are not intended to be recorded with the Pixies.
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Bedbug
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 05/22/2026 : 02:21:22
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This makes me wonder if there are versions of other 2.0 songs that sounded like this in their infancy before they got Dalgety-fied/ brick walked what have you
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6366 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2026 : 03:21:40
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I'm sure that's the case, speculation:
There's a moon on, for instance
That one was for a project with Bobby Bare Jr
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Edited by - billgoodman on 05/22/2026 03:23:22 |
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Brank_Flack
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1124 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2026 : 11:09:59
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Are you sure about that? I remember Human Crime was, but I'd be surprised if There's a Moon On was part of that batch.
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Originally posted by billgoodman
I'm sure that's the case, speculation:
There's a moon on, for instance
That one was for a project with Bobby Bare Jr
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2026 : 16:38:28
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Songs so far, titles are my assumptions:
Au Revoir
When you're tired of what you are
You're not desired by evening stars
Gather what you need
Put it in a sack
You'll be inspired
To say Au Revoir
If some divine that you don't know
Discard (??) the light
then you will blow
Like a tumbleweed
That's never coming back
There's one more time
To say Au Revoir
You're not mired in some quicksand
Every ransom has its season
Every liar has their reason
It feels good to take a stand
You're not mired in some quicksand
Every ransom has its season
Every liar has their reason
It feels good to take a stand
And to know just what you are
When you're tired of what you are
You're not desired by evening stars
Gather what you need
Put it in a sack
You'll be inspired to say Au Revoir
You'll be inspired to say Au Revoir
Spare a Dime (note: despite this being live on Instagram there is OVERDUBBED Frank doing a second vocal)
The new dance is going around
Get in a trance and you fall down
Lay down your sleepy head
Then you're talking to the dead
Then you're telling me what you found
Oh Brother can you spare a dime?
Our dear own mother went away
Another place, another time
If I were you, I would not stay
Oh Jack Wilson was talking to me
He was talking of his prophecy
The lamb (??) will quiver and shake
Get you home, son, for god's sake
A killer is on a killing spree
Oh Brother can you spare a dime?
Our dear own mother went away
Another place, another time
If I were you, I would not stay
Out by the fire under the moon
Fever got high up on the dune
It went up there to sleep
A brown bear start to creep
a ??? dog is starting to croon (???)
The new dance is going around
Get in a trance and you fall down
Lay down your sleepy head
Now you talking to the dead
Now you telling me about what you found
Oh Brother can you spare a dime?
Where Are We Going To Now?
Where are we going to now?
Where are we going to now?
Everybody get ready
Where are we going to now?
By the time I got to PHX
The sun had started to slip
I crossed the street to the motel sex
Then I got some beans, fish and chips
And in the morning like an eagle scout
On the path of that burning ark
Shadow to shadow, well I had my doubts
I could make it to Papago Park
And just when I was delirious
Wouldn't you know my good luck?
I saw them looking so curious
In the back of their pickup truck
Where are we going to now?
Where are we going to now?
Everybody get ready
Where are we going to now?
Ain't no use in hiding
When the spirit gets free
Ain't no use in fighting
What's gonna be will be
An offering from their six pack
And everything was fine
It was a very first contact
Gazing out that smoggy skyline
The only words in these scenics
"It's her first time," he said
I asked "first time to Phoenix?"
he says "no, first time off the res"
I said "thank you for the Budweiser"
Moving on yesterday
He says "get yourself a sun visor
and tell everyone I said Yá'át'ééh"
Where are we going to now?
Where are we going to now?
Everybody get ready
Where are we going to now?
Open Your Window
You could say I'm a vampire
Easiest thing you could do
Sitting around by the campfire
Under the stars
Under the silvery moon
You might say I'm a vampire
Best that I can explain
Waking up here in the sunshine
Waking up here
Waking up in flames
I waited all night for you
I waited all night for you
I waited all night
I waited all night
Go to your window
Have no fear
No more will I come to you, dear
No, nevermore
Open your window
Open your window
I waited all night for you
I waited all night for you
I waited all night
I waited all night for you
Maybe I am a werewolf
Frantically pacing the moor
Now the wind in the heather
Now I knock on the door
The End of the World
I don't know what I'm talking about
I make the people all scream and shout
I sing for love and I sing for wine
Though I cannot sing so divine
I've been to London and I've been to Spain
I've been all strung out on the cosmic plane
I say hello and I say goodbye
I am a reasonable guy
Aren't you scared for the end of the world?
Star in the sand, sky full of pearls
You see I must not be late
But I'm a man who ain't looking for fate
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la
I don't want silver and I don't want gold
And I don't want to do just what I've been told
I just want to make love to you
Just enough to get me through
Aren't you scared for the end of the world?
Sand of the sky, star of the pearls
Honey make no mistake
I'm a man with nothing to break
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la
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Bedbug
> Teenager of the Year <
3339 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2026 : 20:14:27
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| Nice work! |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6366 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2026 : 11:59:27
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Originally posted by Brank_Flack
Are you sure about that? I remember Human Crime was, but I'd be surprised if There's a Moon On was part of that batch.
quote:
Originally posted by billgoodman
I'm sure that's the case, speculation:
There's a moon on, for instance
That one was for a project with Bobby Bare Jr
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BF: Mag ik Engels spreken?
Yes, you are right!
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 05/23/2026 : 12:03:17
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| Another new one today. Really giving me a bit of a more FB and the Catholics kind of vibe. Hope it goes this route- making these into Pixies songs wouldn't make sense to me anyway. Maybe the Pixies anniversary tour can let them tour around that and not feel the need for a new album atm. |
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2026 : 16:34:52
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You beat me!
Lion in the Shadow of a Tree
Maybe it got lost
Maybe can't go back
Maybe you got dropped off
By the railroad track
Only thing for sure
Is right up next to me
A lion in the shadow of a tree
Maybe ya got hurt bad
Maybe you hurt someone
Maybe you're kind of glad
That what's done is done
Only thing I know is I can barely see
A lion in the shadow of a tree
A lion in the shadow of a tree
I saw a bird flying high above
The rolling waves on the sea of love
So (roo, roo?????), well
If I had wings
And I could fly
I'd fly across the eternal sky
For you, you, well
Maybe got lost
Maybe can't go back
Maybe you got dropped off
By the railroad track
The only thing for sure
Is right up next to me
A lion in the shadow of a tree
A lion in the shadow of a tree
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 05/26/2026 : 16:44:45
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Another new one! What an exciting time.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY0lViotAA4/
On Top of the Moon
Well you might think that I'm crazy
And you might think that I'm a loon
Your perspective is from the top of the world
And mine's from the top of the moon
If you want to see forever
I'll take you to see it sometime
Depending what's the weather
Depending on how high that you climb
I know that it could get lonely
So I won't be going very soon
And you perspective is from the top of the world
And mine's from the top of the moon
Yeah I'm sitting on top of the moon |
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2026 : 14:28:11
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Another one....possible about this movie? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beau_Ideal
I don't know...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY26tC7Nx1Y/
Beau Ideal
Well she got up and off she sped
Left them sleeping, alone in bed
Nicolette from Avignon
She was getting ahead
Met a man in a smoking suit
With two authentic hash and boots
He took her to the Grand Mignon
If you can get a booth
Where little bloody hoops (???)
Nicolette in black and white, uh-huh
Up on the wall in the city of lights
You know the way I feel
You were the Beau Ideal
It was your debut reel
Didn't leave forwarding address
I remember her tenderness
But if I were to take our guess
She was somewhere in between
The night of the Eighteenth
Nicolette in black and white, ahuh
Up on the wall in the city of light
No nothing could conceal
You are the Beau Ideal
Nicollete in black and white, ahuh
Up on the wall in the city of light
You know the way that I feel
You are the Beau Ideal
This is your debut reel
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Bedbug
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Posted - 05/27/2026 : 15:42:32
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Man these are all so good
Thanks Trouble for the typing out them all
He's got so many great ones that are just floating unreleased, I really hope these get a proper FB album or something really fitting |
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 05/27/2026 : 16:45:07
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| It's my pleasure. I love these songs and these lyrics. This latest one may be the best yet. |
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
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The Maharal
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 05/30/2026 : 00:19:44
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| Wow. I have O Little Cloud on regular rotation and would probably have it in my top 20 BF-penned songs and was just thinking the other day that I am quite happy if the Halloween demo version is the only way we get to hear the song. In other words, I'd be afraid of what would happen to it in the studio with a polished Pixies sound. Now if it was a record with EDF, Jeremy Dubs, etc... |
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Bedbug
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Posted - 05/30/2026 : 02:28:01
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AMAZING!
Man that song is so good
That’s one I could see Joey doing something with, but still hoping these are on some solo FB album
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1162 Posts |
Posted - 05/30/2026 : 09:52:59
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| It's crazy to me a song that evocative and special can slip through the cracks but then they put all their effort into something like There's A Moon On. |
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Brank_Flack
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
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Posted - 05/30/2026 : 11:54:03
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I just realized that these are all also posted onto his facebook page, for those of us who never deleted our accounts/moved onto instragram, etc.
Nice to see O Little Cloud - I suppose that means this isn't necessarily a brand new batch of songs but perhaps a mix of a handful of new songs and some outtakes from the Pixies 2.0 era? Still haven't listened beyond O Little Cloud as I don't want to spoil a potential incoming album (or experience the songs for the first time via social media) but I may give up soon. |
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New Frank solo acoustic songs on Instagram!
