Black Francis, otherwise known as Frank Black, lead singer of the legendary indie rockers The Pixies, is back with another solo album, 'Bluefinger'.
The album shows the singer paying tribute to Dutch painter/musician Herman Brood, who is known as the Dutch personification of sex, drugs and rock and roll.The album began when Black decided to go into the studio to record a bonus track for a best of to be released later this year, and that one quickly morphed into 11 songs that either directly or indirectly reference Brood.
"John Lennon and Yoko Ono claimed the Amsterdam Hilton in 1969," Francis continues. "The Pixies headlined their first big rock show in Holland in 1988. Herman Brood reclaimed the Hilton for his country in 2001, and now I feel he has even claimed back The Pixies, or at least me, Black Francis," he said in a press release.
There will be one cover from Brood on the album, 'You Can't Break A Heart And Have It'.
The band on the album consists of Jason Carter (Guards of Metropolis) on drums, Violet Clarke on vocals, and Dan Schmid (The Visible Men) on bass.
The album is due out on September 11 on Cooking Vinyl.
