Pixies Announce New Album, Share Lead Single 'On Graveyard Hill'
By Katrina Nattress
June 5, 2019
Pixies may have just ended their arena tour with Weezer in April, but the band is far from done with its 2019 plans. On Tuesday (June 4), the indie rock veterans announced a new album, Beyond The Eyrie, that comprises songs that detail “tales of witches, Daniel Boone, misfits and other characters fit utterly into the band’s inherent weirdness” according to a statement.
If the record's lead single "On Graveyard Hill" is any indication, that description is spot-on. "On the graveyard hill she’s calling out her curse/ I’m taking my last breath with each chapter and each verse/ And soon I will be killed," frontman Black Francis sings on the haunting chorus.
Beyond The Eyrie is set for a September 13 release. Listen to "On Graveyard Hill" below.
Upon the album's release, Pixies will embark on a World Tour that sees them traverse the UK and Europe after a festival appearance in California. Check out the full list of tour dates below, with more forthcoming.
Pixies 2019 Tour Dates
AUGUST
13 Daydream Festival, Pasadena, CA
SEPTEMBER
13 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, UK
14 Pavilions, Plymouth, UK
16 O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
17 O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
18 O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
20 Alexandra Palace, London, UK
21 O2 Academy, Newcastle, UK
22 O2 Academy, Glasgow, UK
23 Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UK
25 Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK
26 Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
29 Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
30 Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden
OCTOBER
1 KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
3 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands
4 O13 Poppodium, Tilburg, The Netherlands
5 Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany
7 Palladium, Cologne, Germany
8 Lucerna Music Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
9 Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
11 Estragon, Bologna, Italy
12 Todays at OGR, Turin, Italy
13 X-Tra, Zurich, Switzerland
15 Tonhalle, Munich, Germany
16 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
17 Luxexpo, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
19 L’Olympia, Paris, France
20 Le Radiant, Lyon, France
21 Le Liberte, Rennes, France
23 Sant Jordi Club, Barcelona, Spain
24 Riviera, Madrid, Spain
25 Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, Portugal
26 Coliseum, Galicia, Spain
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