Frank Black Francis

2004 studio album by Frank Black From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frank Black Francis is a 2-CD set released in 2004 by Frank Black, roughly coinciding with the Pixies reunion tour. Disc 1 consists of a March 1987 solo acoustic demo tape recorded by engineer Gary Smith, just prior to the first Pixies recording session. Disc 2 is a contemporary recording from 2003 of Frank Black reworking a number of Pixies songs with Keith Moliné and Andy Diagram, who are part of David Thomas and Two Pale Boys.

ReleasedOctober 12, 2004 (2004-10-12)
RecordedMarch 1987, Boston
Summer 2003, London (Pixies-era recordings)
GenreAlternative rock
Length84:54
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Frank Black Francis
Studio album by
Frank Black
ReleasedOctober 12, 2004 (2004-10-12)
RecordedMarch 1987, Boston
Summer 2003, London (Pixies-era recordings)
GenreAlternative rock
Length84:54
Labels
ProducersTwo Pale Boys (Andy Diagram and Keith Moliné) on disc two
Frank Black chronology
Show Me Your Tears
(2003)		 Frank Black Francis
(2004)		 Honeycomb
(2005)
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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[2]
Drowned in Sound8/10[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
MojoStarStarStarStar[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork7.4/10[8]
QStarStar[9]
UncutStarStarStarStar[10]
Under the RadarStarStarStarStarStarStar[11]
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Track listing

All tracks composed by Black Francis

Disc one {Black Francis demos}

  1. "The Holiday Song" – 1:54
  2. "I'm Amazed" – 1:25
  3. "Rock a My Soul" – 1:50
  4. "Isla de Encanta" – 1:39
  5. "Caribou" – 3:00
  6. "Broken Face" – 1:21
  7. "Build High" – 1:26
  8. "Nimrod's Son" – 2:08
  9. "Ed Is Dead" – 2:45
  10. "Subbacultcha" – 2:45
  11. "Boom Chickaboom" – 2:33
  12. "I've Been Tired" – 3:10
  13. "Break My Body" – 1:55
  14. "Oh My Golly!" – 1:59
  15. "Vamos" – 2:14

Disc two {treated}

  1. "Caribou" – 3:09
  2. "Where Is My Mind?" – 3:41
  3. "Cactus" – 2:41
  4. "Nimrod's Son" – 3:01
  5. "Levitate Me" – 2:01
  6. "Wave of Mutilation" – 2:25
  7. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" – 3:49
  8. "Velouria" – 4:35
  9. "The Holiday Song" – 2:21
  10. "Into the White" – 3:24
  11. "Is She Weird?" – 3:51
  12. "Subbacultcha" – 2:56
  13. "Planet of Sound" – 14:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

  • Black Francis - vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Keith Moliné - guitar, violin, electronics (disc two)
  • Andy Diagram - trumpet, electronics (disc two)
Technical
  • Gary Smith - recorded by (disc one)
  • Andy Diagram - producer (disc two)
  • Keith Moliné - producer (disc two)
  • Joey Santiago - additional editing
  • Myles Mangino - mastering
  • Jean Thompson - cover concept
  • Andrew Swainson - cover design
  • Black Francis - cover photography, additional photography
  • Ken Goes - additional photography

References

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