Album of the day (#5523): Trompe Le Monde by Pixies

BestEverAlbums — Sun, 1 Feb 2026 16:00:31 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 02/01/2026 21:00

Today's album of the day

Trompe Le Monde by Pixies (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1991.
Country:
Overall rank: 845
Decade rank: 152
Year rank: 15
Discography rank: 5 (out of 28 albums on BEA)
Average rating: 78/100 (from 633 votes).

Tracks:
1. Trompe Le Monde
2. Planet Of Sound
3. Alec Eiffel
4. Sad Punk
5. Head On
6. U-Mass
7. Palace Of The Brine
8. Letter To Memphis
9. Bird Dream Of The Olympus Mons
10. Space (I Believe In)
11. Subbacultcha
12. Distance Equals Rate Times Time
13. Lovely Day
14. Motorway To Roswell
15. Navajo Know

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Top voted comments:

"While Doolittle and Surfer Rosa get a lot more attention from critics, I place Trompe le Monde right there alongside those two albums in my own Pixies pantheon. Probably the most important difference between Trompe le Monde and the Pixies' earlier work is the reduced role of Kim Deal, making this record somewhat closer to a Frank Black solo album than any of their previous efforts. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. The high points here are as good as anything else in the Pixies' catalog, especially the loud, indulgent, and bizarre "Space (I Believe In)," with its memorable if ponderous refrain, "Jefrey with one F, Jefrey.""
- buzzdainer (Rating: 95/100)
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"Pixies haven't got a single bad album (let's pretend Indie Cindy doesn't exist). Trompe Le Monde is full of great riffs, cool solos and Frank Black's trademark quirky lyrics and vocals. U-Mass, Alec Eiffel, Planet of Sound, Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons. How come this is not one of their best? Of course it isn't as good as Doolittle, but it's as good as Surfer Rosa at least. And it's better than Bossanova, in my opinion.

And also, IT'S EDUCATIONAAAAL."
- chivocosmico (Rating: 90/100)
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Album of the day (#5523): Trompe Le Monde by Pixies