Black Francis
Bluefinger

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The Pixies' iconic lead singer Frank Black dons his decades-old moniker - Black Francis - and, imbued by the spirit of eccentric Dutch painter/musician Herman Brood, recorded a brand new set of 11 songs, collectively titled "Bluefinger", due for release on Monday 3rd September.  The album will be preceded by a new single, “Captain Pasty” on Monday 27th August. Directly or indirectly, all 11 songs reference Brood, known as the "Dutch personification of 'sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.'"  Brood was a rock musician going back to the 1960s, and he and his band, Herman Brood and His Wild Romance, experienced success in Europe, and even scored a top 40 hit in the U.S.A. in 1979 with "Saturday Night."  He was outspoken and in the public eye for decades, in part due to his relationship with the German artist, Nina Hagen.  His art has been exhibited at galleries and at the Museum of Groningen in Amsterdam, and he created murals - considered by many to be valuable contributions to Dutch culture and art - in various public spaces around that city.  A hard drug user for many years, he swore off most drugs later in his life, but the damage had been done.  In 2001, he was told he had only a few months to live, and later that year, committed suicide at aged 54 by jumping off the roof of the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel."Bluefinger" showcases a Herman Brood cover - "You Can't Break a Heart and Have It," and ten Black Francis originals including "Threshold Apprehension," which is a bonus track on Frank Black's "93-03" "best of"