Frank Black

Alternative / Indie / Rock

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Frank Black (frontman of The Pixies) - Best of Frank Black '93-'03 comes out tomorrow. You can listen to select tracks here on Virb!

"There is totally a narrative arc to my solo career," says Frank Black, speaking on the eve of the release of this solo career - surveying compilation. "It sounds trite but in basic language this is what's happening on these songs: it's me breaking away from the Pixies and finding myself as a solo artist, finding a band again and forging that together, then losing it and my marriage, and finally getting my obsession with two-track recording out of my system. It's a total arc.
"As compilations go, it has less in common with The Best Of Blondie, The Beatles 1962-66, The Beach Boys 20 Golden Greats and Rolled Gold than it does The Best Of The Residents! I felt a little sheepish when my manager suggested a Best Of: I'm not exactly known for my hit records. But then, I didn't get into this to have hits. I did it to be a maverick, to be underground, to be part of that world as opposed to the Top 40 world. I wanted to be an artist and a musician, not to get invited to parties. It's about being true to yourself.

"But I've got a big back catalogue, and so for the uninitiated The Best Of (1993-2003) is a good place to start. It just sounds like a regular Frank Black album because all my records are schizophrenic in tenor - fast song, slow song, country song, punky song. Although it's boring to say, 'I think it's very representative of who I am as an artist', it really is!"