Pixies on their "gothic" new album 'Beneath The Eyrie'

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  • čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
  • NME sat down with Pixies' Black Francis and Joey Santiago to talk over the "gothic" inspiration of their new album 'Beneath The Eyrie', what Paz Lenchantin brings to the band after parting ways with Kim Shattuck, life on the road, the '90s band they'd love to see reform, and who else they're listening to at the moment.
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Komentáře • 271

  • @AndyChannelle
    @AndyChannelle Před 4 lety +59

    Black Francis is Robert California.

  • @veerchasm1
    @veerchasm1 Před 5 lety +45

    Joey is the crazy Filipino uncle I never had

  • @jaimetrevino4650
    @jaimetrevino4650 Před 5 lety +66

    Interviewer: "Discuss..."
    Black Francis: (goes crazy for 100000 minutes straight).
    Joey: zZzZzZzZzZZzZzzZ...
    Love them.

  • @HyltonE
    @HyltonE Před 5 lety +197

    Charles is morphing into Jack Nicholas!

    • @JamesFrederickstech
      @JamesFrederickstech Před 5 lety +4

      damn you! you beat me to it. =)

    • @NxDoyle
      @NxDoyle Před 5 lety +32

      Jack Nicklaus the golfer? Or Jack Nicholson? Yes, I know who you meant, but am gobsmacked at "Nicholas".

    • @dk5468
      @dk5468 Před 5 lety +3

      @@NxDoyle GOLD - i was thinking exactly the same thing :)

    • @pas_uh_fist2462
      @pas_uh_fist2462 Před 5 lety +3

      Nx Doyle For a second, I thought this was next level Mandela Effect.

    • @user-ue6wg1mp3f
      @user-ue6wg1mp3f Před 5 lety +4

      True. But no one has pointed out Vince Vaughn sitting next to him.

  • @haydengoodman9525
    @haydengoodman9525 Před 4 lety +82

    "Interviewer: What's your favourite colour?"
    "Frank: I mean, really do I have to have one? I mean ughh, next question please. it's a sensory experience, I don't leave the house hoping to see any more or less of any colour.. it's different per implementation, you know? context... Maybe today it's blue, maybe tomorrow it's green, i mean I guess there's colours I don't like, and the answer could be deduced from which colour i dislike the least and prefer to see in general application which is.. well Orange. Okay you got me, it's orange."
    "Interviewer: *throws away question cards* go have a nap bro".

    • @FaxanaduJohn
      @FaxanaduJohn Před 4 lety +8

      Hayden Goodman Godlike comment.

    • @jasonswanson5770
      @jasonswanson5770 Před 4 lety +12

      Interviewer: "whats your name?"
      Frank: "i mean, WHAT is a name really? Arent we all but mortal souls floating through an existential plane? Do we even exist if atoms dont touch eachother? Am i even really here in an ever expanding universe? Am i the thinker of the thought or did the thought energe from within consciousness?
      Uhh...f...frank. it's frank.

    • @makundananda4946
      @makundananda4946 Před 3 lety +2

      Thank you for this comment. It made me cry laughing.

    • @jameskubik8804
      @jameskubik8804 Před 5 měsíci

      One of the funniest comments I've ever read

    • @empiremanagement1015
      @empiremanagement1015 Před měsícem

      Comes off like he was smoking the ganja

  • @dustinhedin
    @dustinhedin Před 3 lety +11

    I love Charles. But holy shit, Joey is a patient man.

  • @ianturton4976
    @ianturton4976 Před 3 lety +4

    Love this interview. He completely breaks down into understandable concepts how he answers the questions. Lightness, good sense of humor, she's missing, personality of the band carry's on, not upset by copy's but they note them, the idols were pretty cool, quite on tour bus, gets louder backstage with differing tastes, rage against the machine are modern and dangerous feeling, johnerthon modern lovers black francis favorite, there's a cycle in live music demand, choose when to be busy based on need, black francis explains things simply are simple, groupings of songs the fans like together, love doing live shows keeps them on the edge of their toes. they're having fun doing that and want the fans to feel that.

  • @TanyasEtherealFootsteps
    @TanyasEtherealFootsteps Před 5 lety +6

    These guys. Oh my GOOOOOooosh! My life is better today for having watched this. Love them!

  • @ignasty3591
    @ignasty3591 Před 5 lety +5

    Man, that last album was awesome too. This song called Greens and Blues is a jam. I love it. I’m just now finding out about this brand new one. Charle’s voice is deep. His singing is totally different from what you’d think hearing him talk on this particular interview.

  • @lornerobertson4444
    @lornerobertson4444 Před 5 lety +78

    I don't think the young lad has any idea who these older men are and doesn't get the references!

  • @ncf1
    @ncf1 Před 5 lety +34

    I really hate when an interviewer totally ignores a second guest, how incredibly rude. Involve them in some way at least, this interview has been going now for 7 MINUTES and I have not yet heard an utterance from Joey, not even one! Half the interview is over!

    • @GamesWithBrainz
      @GamesWithBrainz Před 4 lety +2

      Truth to that but in almost all pixies interviews I've seen Joey barely says anything even the ones that are just interviews with David and joey

    • @Drew-ft7wf
      @Drew-ft7wf Před 4 lety

      @@GamesWithBrainz yeah, plus Joey keeps looking at Frank, as if for reassurance. I think that's the nature of their relationship, as much as the interviewer's off his game. Still enjoyed hearing from the pair tho.

  • @jasonteale5182
    @jasonteale5182 Před 4 lety +5

    AWKWARD......Love Charles Thompson IV.....Legend....

  • @corporalclegg914
    @corporalclegg914 Před 4 lety +1

    I’m glad that Charles & Joe are still active, regardless of what they make in the studio...I will continue to purchase their records & support in what little way that I can.

  • @jdh9676
    @jdh9676 Před 5 lety +7

    Its a wonderful album. Gorgeous and beautiful in everyway. Joey has become one of the better guitar players in all of rock. Concerning this interview it just goes to show how simple the band sees its music and how fans and critics alike can take it all too seriously.

  • @sdgc543df
    @sdgc543df Před 5 lety +67

    Could have been so much better with an interviewer who actually knew something

    • @slendergainz
      @slendergainz Před 4 lety +1

      YEAH WHY DONT THEY EVER GET GOOD INTERVIEWERS LIKE WTF

    • @Drew-ft7wf
      @Drew-ft7wf Před 4 lety +2

      any real fan could of done a better job, Frank was opening up near the beginning, then interviewer tanked it. maybe he's nervous.

    • @alexanderfiebrandt6732
      @alexanderfiebrandt6732 Před 4 lety

      yes. it's a shame.....

    • @mentallychallengeddolphin9677
      @mentallychallengeddolphin9677 Před 3 lety +1

      @@slendergainz check out the KEXP interview, for once the interviewer actually knows her shit

  • @veerchasm1
    @veerchasm1 Před 5 lety +7

    “YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!”

  • @craiganderson7085
    @craiganderson7085 Před 3 lety +2

    Just watched a Black Francis, Kim Deal out of 1989, then came 30 years into the future - where Charles ability to answer question is a lot slicker :P

  • @ssiephminus5047
    @ssiephminus5047 Před 5 lety +32

    Well what do you mean? Do I like McDonalds?
    As in the people of that name in Scotland?
    Or the place of food eating?
    I mean those are just words put together to form a thought.
    Maybe ask me if like words?

  • @diogopinto9462
    @diogopinto9462 Před 5 lety +33

    I didn't know Jack Nicholson was a pixies ..

  • @pas_uh_fist2462
    @pas_uh_fist2462 Před 5 lety +5

    Nice to see these laddies so cheerful and guffawing it up.

  • @meadish
    @meadish Před 4 lety +2

    Name drops Baba O' Riley, The Jabberwocky and emphasizes the importance of the 3 minute song for the guy driving down the street. Frank. You get me. I feel so... special... now. :D

  • @mottahead6464
    @mottahead6464 Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks for the interview with Black Francais.

  • @jackchurch7443
    @jackchurch7443 Před 5 lety +4

    Nice shout out for Jonathan Richman from Charles. They are both amazing songwriters and guitarists.

  • @deathkampdrone
    @deathkampdrone Před 9 měsíci +1

    One of the most awkward and relatable bands ever. Charles explains is very well. They're not a big statement kind of band, they're more like antisuperstars. Gotta love em to pieces

  • @halphillips1775
    @halphillips1775 Před 4 lety +9

    The interview started shaky but man it got really good in the second half. Joey's observation of needing the audience to start missing them before they start the cycle over again was pretty honest and informative.

  • @ramonek9109
    @ramonek9109 Před 5 lety +9

    I wonder if the interviewer knows what Charles means?

  • @n1c98
    @n1c98 Před rokem +1

    Pixies is such an epic band. I love this group, awesome they're still coming out with tracks too. 😎🤘Silver is my favorite song of all time from them.

  • @SuperSoulsaver
    @SuperSoulsaver Před 5 lety +21

    DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

  • @calinpetrescu
    @calinpetrescu Před 5 lety +14

    So happy to hear that they like Idles :)

  • @ifandwhen-kl2cr
    @ifandwhen-kl2cr Před 2 měsíci

    Nobody “copped” Where is My Mind, they copped Just What I Needed through Where is My Mind.

  • @tudwelliotut3552
    @tudwelliotut3552 Před 5 lety +1

    I dislike bands getting back together and not releasing any new material, but fair play to the Pixies, along with the amazing 80s and 90s back catalogue, we have had 3 new great albums.

  • @NxDoyle
    @NxDoyle Před 5 lety +29

    I always get the feeling that Charles especially is more than happy to talk about music, and is more than able to share insights, but he finds the trope-ish, hipster/cookie cutter guff from the music press annoying. I do too. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that NME called him Francais in the title, I wouldn't have watched all 22 mins, preferring instead to listen to Beneath the Eyrie. Yes, it's pronounced eerie.

    • @timforshaw602
      @timforshaw602 Před 4 lety

      any yet you couldn't resist calling him Charles.

  • @vronkadls2187
    @vronkadls2187 Před 5 lety +1

    i loved watching this. they dont want to be there via body language and discussion inuendo. i respect their honesty . they are still very rock and roll with that honesty "i dont want to be here" i just play what i like, if you like it whatever, let me be. 💐

  • @bryannye7663
    @bryannye7663 Před 4 lety +1

    Absolutely LOVE this band !!!!!

  • @vincevirtua
    @vincevirtua Před 5 lety +11

    "Discuss".. I thought this was a tag people did on online forums.

    • @royh2618
      @royh2618 Před 5 lety +1

      It belongs on a high school literature test.

    • @roelfkromhout
      @roelfkromhout Před 4 lety +3

      Yeah the interview was a lost cause the moment he used that term.

  • @mygic183
    @mygic183 Před 6 měsíci

    Every interview Frank does is just like… ya know? ya know, ya …know? yaknow?

  • @WillfulSoul143
    @WillfulSoul143 Před 5 lety +5

    Nice one. Every decent rock'n'roll band surfs Charles' wave. Sisters of Mercy.

  • @itchyvinyl
    @itchyvinyl Před 5 lety +3

    This dude is high on his own supply.

  • @bloodymir
    @bloodymir Před 5 lety +1

    Ill love them forever, whatever they do

  • @patriciaramalho6885
    @patriciaramalho6885 Před 10 měsíci

    Pixies forever ❤ great sound

  • @DeadTalent
    @DeadTalent Před 4 lety

    So gutted i missed the show on Monday. Hope they tour again.

  • @chetkayeable
    @chetkayeable Před 5 lety +15

    They both are wearing tailored threads. They are rich and happy.

    • @dynjarren7523
      @dynjarren7523 Před 5 lety +12

      chetkayeable Why Not? They earned it by playing a thousand gigs over the years. You prefer they be old and poor? I don’t. Old age is easier with luxury rather than desolation.

    • @tcoutoification
      @tcoutoification Před 5 lety +5

      AND TALENTED

    • @bif3578
      @bif3578 Před 5 lety +1

      Good for them. It hasn’t always been that way.

    • @fastfrankblack
      @fastfrankblack Před 5 lety +1

      Jesus- if anyone deserves to be rich and happy it’s these two! 😀

  • @ThreadBomb
    @ThreadBomb Před měsícem

    Namecheck for the Sisters of Mercy! I _knew_ Charles was a goth at heart.

  • @marcmorgado
    @marcmorgado Před 4 lety +1

    "I would say the answer is kind of "no"..." 😊 loved it

  • @organicearthful
    @organicearthful Před 4 lety +2

    How invested are you guys in modern rock music? Sheesh!

  • @donnaspears1970
    @donnaspears1970 Před 5 lety

    Love you guys! Saw you at Pasadena Daydream festival !! Thank you for the music!!

  • @gutopeace1153
    @gutopeace1153 Před 4 lety

    09:15 good sense is one of the most important thing for everything.
    I love you guys ❤👍🏻

  • @startervisions
    @startervisions Před 4 lety +1

    *that music still sounds like the future*

  • @ianturton4976
    @ianturton4976 Před 3 lety +1

    NME - awesome. Keep them pixies running.

  • @TheNeverposts
    @TheNeverposts Před 3 lety +1

    you know, like, you know, it's like, you know, 'cause like, you know... right?

  • @dynjarren7523
    @dynjarren7523 Před 5 lety +4

    Good Interview! I agree with Black Francis! It would be good to see one last Live Reunion Tour with J Richman and the Modern Lovers! Before it’s too late! They have one great album and I bet it would be a successful tour but J Richman is too eccentric so I doubt it will happen. Then I’d like to see one last Talking Heads Reunion Tour also but that probably won’t happen either because Byrne doesn’t want it.
    And this time he could go the opposite way and wear a super tight suit instead of the Big Suit. What a great gimmick that was! A super small and tight suit where he could barely move would be funny! 🔥💥🎸😎

  • @akageorge3662
    @akageorge3662 Před 5 lety +10

    Stuart Lee’s let himself go

  • @Alianger
    @Alianger Před 4 lety +1

    Frank's expressions are funny as hell here.

  • @Truthmoses
    @Truthmoses Před 4 lety +1

    nothing screams I'm not mad anymore, louder than a sport-jacket.

  • @skegnetti
    @skegnetti Před 4 lety +2

    ABSOLUTE LEGENDS. END OF.

  • @sirmelancholia
    @sirmelancholia Před 2 lety

    Joey’s referring to Shaky Knees Festival in 2015 and TV On The Radio.

  • @deanmcdowall6004
    @deanmcdowall6004 Před rokem +1

    Pixies are freakin awesome! 😎

  • @clacclackerson3678
    @clacclackerson3678 Před 5 lety +2

    How ironic that Joey referred to "The" Idles at 13:00.

  • @estring69
    @estring69 Před 4 lety +1

    The Weezer tour was a dual bill really. Probably the longest “opener” I have ever seen.

  • @ShaunCromwellMusic
    @ShaunCromwellMusic Před 4 lety +3

    That was difficult...

  • @jaerivus
    @jaerivus Před 5 lety +2

    Is he going by Black Francais now?

  • @arthurkarlsson5585
    @arthurkarlsson5585 Před 4 lety

    Hahahaha the poor guy.. Started like he didn't have a clue who was interviewing. Got good and I love Joey's input in the second half.

  • @pablodmdp
    @pablodmdp Před 5 lety +4

    francis face at 14:00 onwards

  • @americanpancakelive
    @americanpancakelive Před 5 lety

    When your as thoughtful and smart as Charles is from a creative standpoint it must be hard to deal with dumbshit questions. Holy fuck. He did come around, is knowledgable and the interview warmed up.

  • @lurefishingdublin1530
    @lurefishingdublin1530 Před 5 lety

    Charles and Joey both looking great 👍

  • @androidbox3825
    @androidbox3825 Před 4 lety

    love your brilliance both of you musically omg the sounds and subtly intelligent lyrics I have always found myself drawn to this beautiful musical style. songs are overanalyzed' one must merely listen and draw your own conclusions...damn poetry. lmao cannot wait to find and listen

  • @Dude-tv6cj
    @Dude-tv6cj Před 4 lety +5

    Charles is just way too smart and way too real for these silly questions.

  • @andyd6338
    @andyd6338 Před 4 lety +1

    It seems like the interviewer didn't do any research and just cobbled some basic questions together in that last hour

  • @MrMurph73
    @MrMurph73 Před 5 lety +1

    Lets all just admit it - the Pixies are Gods for what they created between '88 - '91.
    Everything after that has been failed attempts to recapture past glories. They have not, and will never be anything like as good as they were. But what they were was something truly special, and for that, god bless them.

    • @clacclackerson3678
      @clacclackerson3678 Před 5 lety +1

      You've hit the nail on the head there. Joey mentioned IDLES. I discovered them three days ago. They excite me the way the Pixies did thirty years ago.

  • @BMXOPHY
    @BMXOPHY Před 5 lety +4

    I will comment: The interview had a dry vibe to it. The interviewer did not follow the answers to grow them into a conversation. The questions were kind of forced to begin with. Charles tried to bring some life and enthusiasm, but it didn't' pick up. I think Joey was trying to consciously bring some groundedness to the talk, but again, his answers went right over the head of the interviewer. I would say he wasn't listening, unless he was feeling a bit of contentious. I think overall, this interview was a waste of time. This comment too. I'm trying to get some worth out of it (the interview) by making an effort in clear observation and conceptualization of this encounter, but ends up being a waste of time. That's why is better to go under, under the...that was my comment, and is.

    • @jdh9676
      @jdh9676 Před 5 lety

      The interviewer is terrible. His questions are lame. I could think of so many good questions to ask these guys. As musicians, songwriters, people, experiences and on and on. "What do you guys listen to?" Really? Who would you like to see reunite?" WTF?

  • @knocknapeasta
    @knocknapeasta Před 5 lety +3

    I didn't know Frank Black had gone blind, so sad!

  • @marcmorgado
    @marcmorgado Před 4 lety +2

    0:13 Black Francais???

  • @sto620
    @sto620 Před 5 lety +11

    Frank’s turning into that windbag uncle that you have to tune out at the family gathering. Bla, bla, bla. Joey just wants to go get a snack. Love their early discography though.

  • @darrenwalshe8513
    @darrenwalshe8513 Před 5 lety +3

    I dont think the young interviewer realises who hes interviewing!!!! He needs to respect the greatness in front of him!

  • @PhatLvis
    @PhatLvis Před 4 lety

    FB is the best interviewer ball-buster since Dylan.

  • @BushyHairedStranger
    @BushyHairedStranger Před 11 měsíci

    I hear Nick Sands voice in Charles often

  • @DSilsbury
    @DSilsbury Před 5 lety +1

    "The" Idles? From a member of "The" Pixies too!

  • @emhex
    @emhex Před 4 lety +1

    Weren't they The Pixies in the Kim Deal Era, and Pixies Paz era?

  • @jasonwells4112
    @jasonwells4112 Před 4 lety +2

    I didn't know Charles spoke in tongues!

  • @tomcooper2678
    @tomcooper2678 Před 5 lety +3

    Black FranCAIS? Is that intentional? Or just a typo? I've never seen them so relaxed and humbly confident. Love it. They're killing it.

  • @volvoplz9209
    @volvoplz9209 Před 5 lety +30

    MAKE AMERICA GOTH AGAIN

  • @jackmehoff6302
    @jackmehoff6302 Před 5 lety

    I just saw him court side at the Lakers game

  • @Dude-tv6cj
    @Dude-tv6cj Před 4 lety

    Jonathan richman and “the man who was too loud reference”!

  • @sebastopprogre1979
    @sebastopprogre1979 Před 5 lety

    Mr Frank Black looks like Jack Nickolson !! Geniuss

  • @kgipe
    @kgipe Před 5 lety

    Charles - please check out King Gizzard's distribution schedule. I'd gladly accept multiple album drops per year from (the?) Pixies

  • @Ozzy666-_-
    @Ozzy666-_- Před rokem

    Wow imagine having the chance to talk to these genius’s- who influenced bowie and most modern rock = and asking these baseless questions

  • @mihagrobler6810
    @mihagrobler6810 Před 4 lety +2

    Jack Nicholson is in the Pixies?

  • @editoris
    @editoris Před 4 lety

    I feel for Joey.

  • @OfTheUSSEnterprise
    @OfTheUSSEnterprise Před 5 lety +6

    Yes, I do know what you mean, Frank... 🤔

  • @winkstar9265
    @winkstar9265 Před 5 lety +1

    It's all about vibrations and marketing.

  • @halfchop
    @halfchop Před 3 lety

    Are we going to get a you know what I mean count?

  • @Silver3ides
    @Silver3ides Před 5 lety +13

    I'm feeling Kims pain .. right now

    • @alanorange9376
      @alanorange9376 Před 4 lety

      Yeah..I'm starting to see what happened. They're turning into assholes.

    • @Jamesp1972
      @Jamesp1972 Před 4 lety

      @@alanorange9376 MY GOD FRANK IS HARD WORK

  • @abrahamkennedy652
    @abrahamkennedy652 Před 4 lety +1

    What the hell is Frank on?

  • @talkshowhost85
    @talkshowhost85 Před 4 lety

    I mean, Frank used to admit that he takes mixed references to irrelevant subjects in each song. You're supposed to relate their songs to whatever you want.

  • @whapeepoo
    @whapeepoo Před 4 lety +1

    You know? You know what I mean? Ya know? Ya know what I mean? Like know what i mean?

  • @StuartSeaton
    @StuartSeaton Před 4 lety

    Charles has/did more or less release a record every year from the Pixies splitting until 2010ish.. How can he be now kowtowing to the record producers?

    • @DennisMHenderson
      @DennisMHenderson Před 4 lety

      Stuart Seaton so people can hear & see the Pixies, you fucking idiot

  • @anttilepisto6131
    @anttilepisto6131 Před 4 lety

    Like you know, like, you know, like, like, you know.

  • @KM-zw9qb
    @KM-zw9qb Před 4 lety +2

    lazily reading from a press release and basically saying "enTertAin Me.... discuss..something something mythology" is shitty journalism, NME

  • @cjsilvestremusic
    @cjsilvestremusic Před 3 lety +1

    You can tell that the guys from Pixies don't like this guy. He lacks enthusiasm. He cracks cringy jokes. My God man! This is a privilege to be able to talk to these legends! You got to do better than that!

  • @lancefarrellance
    @lancefarrellance Před 4 lety

    it would be nice to be in this position to interview the real person in person frank black interesting.