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Trompe Le Monde bookended a golden run of landmark records a minialbum followed by four albums, released in quick succession that cemented Pixies as one of the best for a generation. Translated from French to mean 34fool the world,34 Trompe Le Monde showed the band still restless to push their sound forward. Recorded between Burbank, Paris, and London, with producer Gil Norton again at the controls, their fourth album is arguably their most playful, with Black Francis039 lyrics on UFOs and conspiracy theories keeping things weird while power pop creeps in to amplify the space rock established on predecessor Bossanova.Featuring singles 039Planet of Sound039, 039Alec Eiffel039, 039Letter to Memphis039, and a flawless cover of The Jesus and Mary Chain039s 039Head On039, Trompe Le Monde goes full throttle with 15 tracks coming in a quickfire 40minute salvo. Receiving critical praise at the time and being supported by a huge tour that included playing stadiums with U2, it also proved to be the end of act one for the band, with them taking over a decade before returning to the stage together.A brilliant record, Trompe Le Monde sounds just as fresh 30 years on with outlets such as Pitchfork concurring, retrospectively scoring it 9.3, they called it 34more aggressive than anything in their catalog but also more confident. They can handle this now, and they do.34
