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The group disbanded in 1993 in acrimonious circumstances but reunited in 2004.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band's style of alternative rock music is heavily influenced by punk and indie rock, and while highly melodic, is often abrasive at the same time. Francis is the Pixies' primary songwriter and singer and has a distinctly desperate, yowling delivery. He has typically written cryptic songs about offbeat subjects, such as UFOs and surrealism. Many of the band's songs make reference to mental instability, violent Biblical imagery, and physical injury.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe group is frequently posited as the immediate forebear of the alternative rock boom of the 1990s, though they disbanded before reaping any of the benefits this might have brought them. Avowed fan Kurt Cobain's acknowledgement of the debt his band Nirvana owed to the Pixies, along with similar tributes by other alternative bands, ensured that the Pixies' legacy and influence grew substantially in the years following their demise.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Pixies","playStationPath":"/stations/113266434/play","stationId":113266434,"bioPath":"/music/Pixies/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/The+Vines","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c7b/c7bc9506f2dec38013b37041d51d9f4a_md.jpg","artistName":"The Vines","artistId":1664,"station_id":113263048},{"musicPath":"/music/Franz+Ferdinand","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ff0/ff046d61ab2613584fa56691bf30df23_md.jpg","artistName":"Franz Ferdinand","artistId":2170,"station_id":113264216},{"musicPath":"/music/Arcade+Fire","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/200/200febe290e3293ce3df6011aadefc99_md.jpg","artistName":"Arcade Fire","artistId":98,"station_id":113266111},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Rentals","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0fe/0fe1db3def88be56cb060a0d3c43e625_md.jpg","artistName":"The Rentals","artistId":79517,"station_id":267435120},{"musicPath":"/music/Wilco","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/932/9320f38831e00124b7ba7defa9404c21_md.jpg","artistName":"Wilco","artistId":2051,"station_id":113262777},{"musicPath":"/music/+And+You+Will+Know+Us+by+the+Trail+of+Dead","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0fb/0fbd790e8d0bec3a1369b84a71c7abcd_md.jpg","artistName":"...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead","artistId":77,"station_id":113301355},{"musicPath":"/music/Morphine","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/14a/14a5ddcd1b71103956e7f57456ad99db_md.jpg","artistName":"Morphine","artistId":1309,"station_id":113311956},{"musicPath":"/music/Belly","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/865/865041676cedd27bb0fe99d18688c781_md.jpg","artistName":"Belly","artistId":148,"station_id":113496592},{"musicPath":"/music/Frank+Black","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/624/624b72c4b0b575747704ce78c10bf8eb_md.jpg","artistName":"Frank Black","artistId":2726,"station_id":113428716},{"musicPath":"/music/Grandaddy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e1f/e1fc550118abc482ff74fd2548dbc6f6_md.jpg","artistName":"Grandaddy","artistId":1065,"station_id":113346676},{"musicPath":"/music/Superchunk","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/245/2451d637186c0288c3dfd4c8690a6a59_md.jpg","artistName":"Superchunk","artistId":1886,"station_id":113788142},{"musicPath":"/music/Bloc+Party","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d3d/d3d6e487aa2ec8dac537ad02452f3b7c_md.jpg","artistName":"Bloc Party","artistId":182,"station_id":113267999},{"musicPath":"/music/Sparklehorse","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d91/d91c051cdc24bde13d358c40e56bfe56_md.jpg","artistName":"Sparklehorse","artistId":687,"station_id":113419535},{"musicPath":"/music/Catherine+Wheel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f61/f61544d705ded98766308a219a586be9_md.jpg","artistName":"Catherine Wheel","artistId":943,"station_id":113272740},{"musicPath":"/music/Queens+of+the+Stone+Age","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/16b/16ba115d7340e04214d920bdda6fe339_md.jpg","artistName":"Queens of the Stone Age","artistId":1339,"station_id":113269834},{"musicPath":"/music/Black+Rebel+Motorcycle+Club","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/792/7928ee4ddbc4808bcd1409a87a912707_md.jpg","artistName":"Black Rebel Motorcycle Club","artistId":178,"station_id":113456938},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Raconteurs","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b15/b1561e37dee1ad71c50f2f2e07fbdb23_md.jpg","artistName":"The Raconteurs","artistId":10346,"station_id":113270100},{"musicPath":"/music/Heatmiser","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ad9/ad9d6687381dec18b6c10be1263b67d7_md.jpg","artistName":"Heatmiser","artistId":100599,"station_id":280763088}]}