The Pixies Trompe le Monde on numbered limited edition Hybrid SACD

Mastered from the original analog tapes

Pixies' swan song sparks with electrically charged hooks, outer-space atmospherics

The Pixies verged on commercial breakthrough when the now-iconic band released Trompe le Monde in September 1991. A sea change in popular music tastes that the band helped initiate began to sweep the world. And the Boston quartet seemed prepared to lead the way, with this, its eminently tuneful fourth record, jam-packed with crafty hooks, prickly tones, catchy elements, outer-space atmospherics, electrically charged energy, and delightfully quirky lyrics.

As it stands, Trompe le Monde takes its place as one of the finest swan songs ever recorded. If the Pixies wouldn't have broken up right after its release, there's no telling what would've happened. All that you need to know is that the 15-track effort is as hard rocking and brilliantly innovative as any of the group's creations. That's no small feat.

Mastered from the original analog tapes, Mobile Fidelity's numbered limited edition Hybrid SACD presents the ensemble's abrasively melodic landmark in a fidelity it's never enjoyed in any prior digital version. Featuring lusher keyboards and moodier soundscapes than its predecessors, but also reclaiming the nasty guitar edginess and swooning distortion of the group's earliest efforts, Trompe de la Monde finally comes across as the Pixies intended: A sonic bridge between college-rock's influential cruder-textured albums and the polished professionalism that distinguished alt-rock classics.

Track Listing
Planet of Sound
U-Mass
Lovely Day
Palace of the Brine
Space (I Believe In)
Alec Eiffel
Head On
Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons
The Sad Punk
Letter To Memphis
Subbacultcha
Motorway To Roswell
Trompe Le Monde
Distance Equals Rate Times Time
The Navajo Know