Head Carrier

Head Carrier is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band the Pixies, released on September 30, 2016 on Pixiesmusic and PIAS. Produced by Tom Dalgety, and recorded at RAK Studios in London, the album is the first to feature new band member Paz Lenchantin on bass guitar, who joined the band in 2014 to tour in support of its previous album, Indie Cindy.

Head Carrier
Studio album by
Pixies
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)
RecordedFebruary–March, 2016
StudioRAK Studios, London
Genre
Length33:48
Label
  • Pixiesmusic
  • PIAS
ProducerTom Dalgety
Pixies chronology
Indie Cindy
(2014)		 Head Carrier
(2016)		 Beneath the Eyrie
(2019)
Singles from Head Carrier
  1. "Um Chagga Lagga"
    Released: July 6, 2016
  2. "Tenement Song"
    Released: September 5, 2016
  3. "Classic Masher"
    Released: November 24, 2016
  4. "Bel Esprit"
    Released: March 17, 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?5.9/10
Metacritic64/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The A.V. ClubC
The Guardian
The Independent
Mojo
NME4/5
Pitchfork5.5/10
Q
Rolling Stone
Uncut6/10

The album's title references a cephalophore, a saint carrying his own head, more specifically St. Denis of Paris.

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