Today Pixies have announced that their tenth studio album, The Night The Zombies Came, will be released just in time for Halloween on the 25th October via BMG. 35 years since the groundbreaking Doolittle album, and 20 years since their reformation at Coachella, Pixies are deep into their second act, and in the midst of a creative purple patch. Druidism, apocalyptic shopping malls, mediaeval themed restaurants, 12th century poetic form, surf rock, gargoyles, bog people and the distinctive dry drum sound of 1970s era Fleetwood Mac are just some of the disparate wonders that inform the new songs. Testament to this kaleidoscopic vista is the new song, Chicken, that personifies poultry, dealing with decapitation and feeling like an actor in a Zombie movie as Joey Santiago‘s impulsive lead...