Pixies: Surfer Rosa & Come on Pilgrim

Experimental, soothing, catchy. Three words that usually would not go together, yet perfectly describe the Pixies fourth studio album, Surfer Rosa & Come on Pilgrim. The album is a complete mix of songs that somehow fit together to make arguably one of the band's best records.

While the soft sound on tracks like Where is my Mind? and Gigantic would be perfect as background music, or even to fall asleep to, they are by no means boring. With thought-provoking lyrics and catchy chorus', it is almost impossible not to find yourself singing along.

Despite this, the album also features some more upbeat songs with less serious undertones. A great example of this is Tony's Theme, written as the theme for a non-existent superhero. With lyrics like "riding 'round on a bicycle like a pony," the song is clearly not supposed to be taken seriously.

Although each track is completely different from the last, they all seem to fit together as though placed in some kind of strategic order. Even the track You Fuckin' Die, in which we hear 42 seconds of seemingly unplanned chatter in the studio, somehow belongs exactly where it resides.

As a whole, the album seems to be a puzzle of songs that the band have, against all odds, put together to create possibly one of the greatest albums of its genre.