Joey Santiago & David Lovering say new Pixies album on the way

I would take this information with a grain of salt, but in a recent interview with the Guardian, Pixies drummer David Lovering says the plan for the reunited Pixies is to finally record some new material after they finish up their Doolittle tour this year. Lead guitarist Joey Santiago confirms that an album is “in the forefront” for the band as well. I guess seven years of touring the same songs has started to bore them.

Bassist Kim Deal is often rumored to be the one holding the band back from recording, and Frank Black is known to be somewhat of controlling frontman, albeit a prolific songwriter. But news of them hitting the studio is sort of a no-brainer considering they’re on record saying they can’t just tour the same “greatest hits” over and over again. I’d say that their new material might not be all the great, but Frank Black has put out some great songs in the past decade, and with the help of Deal it may just be something worth listening to.

When I saw them do the Doolittle show at Hammerstein a couple years ago, they sounded just fine, but at the same time it just wasn’t what I remembered from previous performances. Their first big performance at Coachella in 2004 was incredible and one of my favorite shows of all time was seeing them at the University of Montreal in a hockey stadium (yes, I’ve travelled quite a bit to see the Pixies live). Some people I know consider their constant touring since ’04 to have destroyed their mystique and legacy. I am sort of on the fence of whether or not I agree. What do you think?