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Frank Black to release new album
Frank Black is set to release an anthology compilation of his solo work from 1993-2003.
Frank Black 93-03 will be released through Cooking Vinyl on June 1.
The compilation will cover The Pixies frontman's nine solo albums.
According to Black: "There is totally a narrative arc to my solo career. 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 Frank Black 93 - 03 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!"
The full track listing is:
(From Frank Black):
1. Los Angeles
2. Ten Percenter
3. Czar
4. Old Black Dawning
(From Teenager Of The Year)
5. Abstract Plain
6. Calistan
7. Speedy Marie
8. Headache
9. Freedom Rock
(From The Cult Of Ray)
10. Men In Black
11.You Ain't Me
12. I Don't Want To Hurt You
(From Frank Black And The Catholics)
13. All My Ghosts
14. I Gotta Move
(From Pistolero)
15. Bad Harmony
16. Western Star
(From Dog In The Sand)
17. Robert Onion
18. Hermaphroditos
(From Devils Workshop)
19. Velvety
(From Black Letter Days)
20. California Bound
(From Show Me Your Tears)
21. Massif Centrale
22. Manitoba
("hidden track")
23.Threshold Apprehension
