Bossanova
by Pixies

From meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/24/2014 22:04 | #109998 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

The outerspace surfing expedition goes awry when sharks with lasers begin circling the crew.

From buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/18/2020 16:46 | #253829 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Of the four full-length albums released by the Pixies during their heyday (here I'm not counting the classic EP Come on Pilgrim), Bossanova is the one with which I've spent the least amount of time. It's much more of a straightforward rock album than either Surfer Rosa or Doolittle, meaning it lacks some of the bizarre quirks that make those albums such unique listening experiences. But it's much more recognizably a true Pixies album than Trompe le Monde, which feels at times like a Frank Black solo project (albeit one that utilizes his strengths far better than most of his actual solo material). On “Havalina,” the song's narrator spots a javelina—an ornery wild pig common in the southwestern desert landscapes that seem to inspire much of the album—walking across a plain. The music is a slow dance between celestial bodies, heavenly but melancholic. He sees the boar, and in two short lines, the song is over. Songs on Bossanova are triumphs of minute, private epiphany: small, diamond-bright moments that flash in the listener's ear and fade away.

There's something special about this album. I like it almost as much as Doolittle and Surfer Rosa. The surf sound works for me, and I like that the songs are a little less aggressive. Gets overlooked for obvious reasons, but don't forget about this one, it's classic Pixies. (Edited)

From 9999 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/12/2015 00:52 | #149518 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

My second favourite Pixies album after Doolittle, and probably their most consistent. Less crazy and more controlled. It may feel less spontaneous than their first two records, but it also sounds more mature and tasteful, and even though there's a slight change of pace, they don't lose that Pixies sound, not for a second. I'm actually glad they didn't keep doing the same album over and over again, to be honest. Bands evolve, and these guys did it pretty well, pretty fast.

For some odd reason this album makes me want to get naked and go surfing