Pixies

Summary

Pixies is a musical group^[1]. Pixies ranks in the top 0.59% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,362 views/month, #121 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pixies was influenced by Neil Young^[3].
• Pixies was influenced by The Beatles^[4].
• Pixies was influenced by David Bowie^[5].
• Pixies was influenced by Wire^[6].
• Pixies was influenced by The Velvet Underground^[7].
• Pixies was influenced by The Beach Boys^[8].
• Pixies's instance of is recorded as musical group^[9].
• Pixies's genre is alternative rock^[10].
• Pixies's genre is indie rock^[11].
• Pixies's record label is recorded as 4AD^[12].
• Pixies's record label is recorded as Elektra^[13].
• Pixies's discography is recorded as Pixies discography^[14].
• Pixies's Commons category is recorded as Pixies (band)^[15].
• Pixies's country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• Pixies comprises Kim Deal^[17].
• Pixies comprises David Lovering^[18].
• Pixies comprises Joey Santiago^[19].
• Pixies comprises Black Francis^[20].
• 1986 marks the founding of Pixies^[21].
• Pixies's location of formation is recorded as Boston^[22].
• Pixies's official website is recorded as http://www.pixiesmusic.com/^[23].
• Pixies's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pixies (band)^[24].
• Pixies's topic has template is recorded as Template:Pixies^[25].
• Pixies's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Pixies'}^[26].
• Pixies's different from is recorded as Pixie^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1986^[30]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, indie rock, noise pop, punk rock, rock, surf rock^[31]

• Community tags: alternative rock, indie rock, noise pop, punk rock, rock, rock groups, rock music, surf rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: b6b2bb8d-54a9-491f-9607-7b546023b433^[33]

Body

Founding

1986 marks the founding of Pixies^[21]. Pixies's location of formation is recorded as Boston^[22].

Identity

Pixies's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Pixies'}^[26].

Why It Matters

Pixies ranks in the top 0.59% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,362 views/month, #121 of 20,490).^[2] Pixies has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Pixies is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Pixies has been cited as an influence by Foo Fighters^[36], a rock band^[37], founded in 1995^[38]; Nirvana^[39], a rock band^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1987^[42]; Alice in Chains^[43], a rock band^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1987^[46]; Weezer^[47], a rock band^[48], founded in 1992^[49]; Smash Mouth^[50], a rock band^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1994^[53]; and Everclear^[54], a musical group^[55], founded in 1992^[56].

FAQs

Who did Pixies influence?

Pixies has been cited as an influence by Foo Fighters^[36], Nirvana^[39], Alice in Chains^[43], and Weezer^[47].