Into the blue sky, Takes me far away, Into the sunset, Rising in from another day
The Pixies are back this week with their video for “Human Crime”, their first new track since their October 2020 single “Hear Me Out”.
The song was produced and mixed by Tom Dalgety in Los Angeles in the fall of last year. Penned by frontman Black Francis, It is reflective and bittersweet, asking for compassion for a lost relationship that lingers in the physical spaces associated with memory, coloring even the brightest moments with sadness.
“Human Crime” features a playful music video directed by the Pixies bassist, Paz Lenchantin that was filmed at the abandoned bunkers in San Pedro, and Gold Diggers Bar in Los Angeles.
“The storyline is loosely based on an ‘inside joke’ between Charles and I about going on tour,” Lenchantim explains. “How we go through a door from our reality state into the altered state of becoming and being a Pixie.”
Watch the video below:
In less than two weeks, the Pixies are set to embark on their first tour in two years. Following several West Coast dates starting March 15th, the band will play a gig at Vive Latine in Mexico City, before playing the BBC 6 Music Festival in Wales.
The live itinerary picks up again in the summer with UK and Europe with dates running from late June until early September.
Find tickets for the North American shows here and the UK/European shows here.
Pixies 2022 Tour Dates
March 15 – Tucson, Ariz. @ Rialto Theatre
March 16 – Anaheim, Calif. @ House of Blues
March 17 – San Diego, Calif. @ The Observatory North Park
March 20 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Vive Latino 2022
April 1 – Cardiff, Wales, U.K. @ BBC 6 Music Festival
June 22- Rouen, France @ Le 106
June 23 – Rouen, France @ Le 106
June 25 – Imola, Italy @ Autodromo Internazionale Enzo & Dino Ferrari
June 27 – Rome, Italy @ Cavea, Auditorium Parco dela Musica
June 30 – Rotselaar, Belgium @ Rock Werchter 2022
July 5 – Manchester, U.K. @ Castlefield Bowl
July 8 – London, U.K. @ British Summer Time Festival 2022
July 9 – Madrid, Spain @ Mad Cool Festival 2022
July 11 – Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel @ Bitan 1
July 14 – Galway, Ireland @ Festival Big Top
July 15 – Galway, Ireland @ Festival Big Top
July 16 – Dublin, Ireland @ Iveagh Gardens
July 20 – Vilnius, Lithuania @ Botanical Garden of Vilnius University
July 28 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Gröna Lund
July 30 – Cologne, Germany @ Welstars auf dem Roncalliplatz
July 31 – Freiburg, Germany @ Zelt-musik-festival, Zirkuszelt
Aug. 3 – Edinburgh, U.K. @ Corn Exchange
Aug. 4 – Glasgow, U.K. @ Kelvingrove Park
Aug. 5 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K. @ Times Square
Aug. 7 – Bingley, U.K. @ Bingley Weekender 2022
Aug. 11 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
Aug. 12 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
Aug. 16 – Lecce, Italy @ Sei Festival
Aug. 18 – Charleville-Mézières, France @ Festival Cabaret Vert 2022
Aug. 23 – Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Den Atelier
Aug. 25 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Forum Karlín
Aug. 27 – Zagreb, Croatia @ Zagrebački Velesajam
Aug. 29 – Belgrade, Serbia @ Tasmajdan Stadium
Aug. 30 – Budapest, Hungary @ Budapest Park
Sept. 1-4 – Sixpenny Handley, U.K. @ End of the Road Festival 2022
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