Trompe le Monde

Posted by AlecEiffel in Studio Albums on 10 21st, 2009 | no responses

Released: September 23, 1991
Recorded: 1991 at Master Control and Pacifique, Burbank; at Studio des dames, Paris and at Blackwing, London

pixies-trompe-le-mondeTrompe le Monde is the fourth and final album by the American alternative rock band Pixies, released in 1991 on the English independent record label 4AD in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. After the surf-pop of Bossanova, the album saw a return to the abrasive sound of the band’s early albums.

The album name comes from the title of the first track, “Trompe le Monde”, a French phrase meaning “Fool the World”. Unlike previous albums, the title of the album comes from the name of a song (rather than a song lyric), and is a play on the French phrase “trompe l’oeil” — a painting technique in which the painter fools the viewer into thinking objects presented are real.

Track listing

All songs written by Black Francis except “Head On” written by William Reid/Jim Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain.

  • 1. “Trompe le Monde” – 1:48
  • 2. “Planet of Sound” – 2:06
  • 3. “Alec Eiffel” – 2:50
  • 4. “The Sad Punk” – 3:00
  • 5. “Head On” – 2:13
  • 6. “U-Mass” – 3:01
  • 7. “Palace of the Brine” – 1:34
  • 8. “Letter to Memphis” – 2:39
  • 9. “Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons” – 2:48
  • 10. “Space (I Believe In)” – 4:18
  • 11. “Subbacultcha” – 2:09
  • 12. “Distance Equals Rate Times Time” – 1:24
  • 13. “Lovely Day” – 2:05
  • 14. “Motorway to Roswell” – 4:43
  • 15. “The Navajo Know” – 2:20

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