Pixies

Small magical beings

Pixies is an American alternative rock band formed in Boston in 1986, influential in shaping the loud-quiet-loud dynamic that defined 1990s alternative rock.

Their albums include Surfer Rosa and Doolittle.

Pixies reunited in 2004 after an eleven-year hiatus. (Lowercase pixies are mythical creatures.)

band

alternative rock

Non-mainstream guitar-driven genre

  • indie rockSelf-released alternative music genre
  • BostonMassachusetts state capital
albums

Doolittle

One who idles

style

pop hooks

Catchy musical phrases

seminal · cult following

Categories
Opposites
mythological size/power

Pixiesgiants

Beings of immense stature

titans · dragons · ogres · behemoths · trolls

mythological disposition

Pixiesdemons

Malevolent supernatural beings

devils · goblins · imps · malevolent spirits · evil spirits

ontological status

Pixieshumans

Homo sapiens members

mortals · animals

Phrases
Family

pixie, pixilated

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G