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I have been anticipating this release for a while. Two weeks ago, a collection of artists threw together an album solely of Pixies covers, a bold, challenging & previously unexplored territory. “Dig For Fire” features the likes of Mogwai, British Sea Power, They Might Be Giants & other well known- to lesser known rock groups.

Where the album succeeds in a few tracks, it falls behind in others. Only to be expected. Frank Black is a god on wheels, recreating his work shouldn’t be an easy task. I would have preferred to see some more electronic takes and rehashes. But overall, hearts were in the right places- the main ingredient in making any great tribute album. And if this doesn’t satisfy the diehards, maybe it will create new fans for one of the greatest & most influential rock groups of all time.

Mogwai – Gouge Away

British Sea Power – Caribou

Morning Theft – Ana

kNIFE and fORK – Motorway To Roswell