The Pixies kick off their new North American tour on January 5 (more info here) but in the meantime here's the new video to What Goes Boom (my personal favorite track off the all-together Awesome EP that came out a few months ago. From the official press release for the video:
"What Goes Boom," was one of the early songs Pixies worked on before the
band went back in the studio, following Deal's departure. "It's kind of a
ballsy song with real balls-out playing," says Santiago. "And [it] harkens
back to a lot of the harder-edged Pixies stuff, which is my favorite to play."
band went back in the studio, following Deal's departure. "It's kind of a
ballsy song with real balls-out playing," says Santiago. "And [it] harkens
back to a lot of the harder-edged Pixies stuff, which is my favorite to play."
Songwriter and guitarist Black Francis further explains that "the song is
about a girl, a girl who plays the bass guitar. It's got kind of a metal riff
which I think that, on occasion, we all really enjoy playing, even though we're
not a metal band. And I wouldn't be the first to write a song about some
gal who plays bass."
about a girl, a girl who plays the bass guitar. It's got kind of a metal riff
which I think that, on occasion, we all really enjoy playing, even though we're
not a metal band. And I wouldn't be the first to write a song about some
gal who plays bass."
The video for "What Goes Boom" was directed by Jonathan Furmanski
and Matthew Galkin. They had some grand plans for this but in the end
basically decided it was cheaper and best to just blow something up.
In an email, the two directors told us that "Our original vision for the
'What Goes Boom' video was to create an homage to a
central, dramatic scene in Star Wars. But, after that idea proved
a bit too costly to produce, we decided the next best thing was to blow
up Joey Santiago in the desert – the compromises we make for our art."
and Matthew Galkin. They had some grand plans for this but in the end
basically decided it was cheaper and best to just blow something up.
In an email, the two directors told us that "Our original vision for the
'What Goes Boom' video was to create an homage to a
central, dramatic scene in Star Wars. But, after that idea proved
a bit too costly to produce, we decided the next best thing was to blow
up Joey Santiago in the desert – the compromises we make for our art."