Vinyl Record
Pixies - Beneath The Eyrie
Pixies - Beneath The Eyrie on LP vinyl. A 2019 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.
LP ยท 2019
Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.
Buyer notes: 2019 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.
Beneath The Eyrie is Pixies' 2019 seventh album, recorded at Dreamland in upstate New York with producer Tom Dalgety and shaped by the gothic atmosphere of a converted church studio and the image of an eagle's nest nearby. By this point the reunited Pixies were no longer simply proving they could exist after the original 1987-1991 run; they were trying to make a workable second-era language with Paz Lenchantin inside the band. Beneath The Eyrie leans into that task more confidently than its immediate predecessors. On Graveyard Hill sets the tone with witchy melodrama and surf-noir guitar; Catfish Kate and This Is My Fate turn Black Francis's folk-horror storytelling into compact rock songs; Daniel Boone, Silver Bullet and Bird of Prey stretch the mood toward duskier balladry. The record also carries extra catalogue poignancy because Vaughan Oliver, whose visual language had been inseparable from Pixies releases since Come On Pilgrim, designed the cover before his death later in 2019. It is a late Pixies album about shadows, myths and survival after the legend.
Beneath The Eyrie matters because it is the moment when the post-reunion Pixies sounded less like an argument with their past and more like a functioning later band. Its gothic setting, Tom Dalgety production and stronger sense of mood helped define the group's 2010s identity.
For collectors, Beneath The Eyrie is the key Pixies 2.0 title before Doggerel, especially for shelves that follow the band's full story beyond the classic four-album run. It also has catalogue resonance as one of Vaughan Oliver's final Pixies cover collaborations.
Late-era Pixies with surf-noir guitars, gothic folk tales, compact alt-rock hooks, dry menace, Paz Lenchantin harmonies and Black Francis balancing absurd imagery with veteran control.
Recommended for: Pixies collectors following the post-reunion albums; Fans of gothic-tinged alternative rock with sharp guitar character; Listeners interested in the Tom Dalgety-produced Pixies era; Collectors who value Vaughan Oliver's long visual relationship with the band.
When was Beneath The Eyrie released? Beneath The Eyrie was released in September 2019 as Pixies' seventh studio album. Where was Beneath The Eyrie recorded? The album was recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios in upstate New York, a converted church whose atmosphere influenced the record's mood. Which songs define Beneath The Eyrie? On Graveyard Hill, Catfish Kate, This Is My Fate, Daniel Boone and Silver Bullet show the album's blend of gothic storytelling, surf edge and later Pixies restraint.