With the departure of the seemingly irreplaceable Kim Deal from (the) Pixies back in June, one could’ve easily imagined an alternative scenario where that represented the effective end to the legendary band — and nobody, except for a few greedy fucks, would’ve complained. Instead, much to my personal skepticism, Frank Black et al. decided in relatively short order that the literal show must go on! From whence came the inclusion of The Muffs lead Kim Shattuck, who has been touring with the band over the past few months. Did they think nobody would notice? Did they think that humans in general have some kind of genetic predisposition towards confusing Kims, despite differences in physical appearance? Should we assume that the Kim of DPRK notoriety was also on the short list?
Regardless, for whatever reason, its been revealed that Shattuck’s involvement with the Pixies has ceased just as quickly as it began. In posts via Twitter and Facebook, she makes clear the… let’s say, spontaneity of her own removal:
Super disappointed to learn that my time with the Pixies ended today. Amazing experience. Looking forward to focusing my attention back on the Muffs and our upcoming new album. All the best to everyone.
Meanwhile, Pixies still have a solid amount of performances scheduled for 2014. If the new and presumed bassist addition interrupts sets with threats of nuclear obliteration, we’ll know for sure who they’ve chosen this time. “Here comes your man… THE GREAT LEADER, READY TO ANNIHILATE YOU AMERICAN IMPERIALISTS WITH A SPECTACULAR LAUNCH OF PLUTONIUM WARHEADS.”
I mean, absent an announcement before then.
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