Following the rapid-fire departures of bassists Kim Deal and Kim Shattuck, the Pixies have recruited another female bassist, though one who isn't named "Kim." Paz Lenchatin will join the group for its upcoming tour dates, which include a string of international festivals next spring and summer. Lenchatin has previously played with A Perfect Circle, The Entrance Band, and Zwan, so she has experience dealing with larger-than-life, bald frontmen.
Just in case picking a fresh bassist isn’t news enough, the Pixies have also released a new video for one of its new tracks. The animated clip for EP-1 song “Another Toe In The Ocean” is below, as directed by Liviu Boar.
Pixies tour dates 2014
Jan. 15—Massey Hall—Toronto, Ontario #
Jan. 16—Metropolis—Montreal, Quebec #
Jan. 18—Orpheum Theatre—Boston, Massachusetts #
Jan. 19—Capitol Theatre—Port Chester, New York #
Jan. 21—New Jersey Performing Arts Center—Newark, New Jersey #
Jan. 22—Shubert Theatre—New Haven, Connecticut #
Jan. 24—Electric Factory—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania #
Jan. 25—Carnegie Music Hall—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania #
Jan. 26—Strathmore—Washington, DC #
Jan. 29—National Theatre—Richmond, Virginia #
Jan. 31—Durham PAC—Durham, North Carolina *
Feb. 1—Thomas Wolfe Auditorium—Asheville, North Carolina *
Feb. 4—Tabernacle—Atlanta, Georgia *
Feb. 6—Peabody Opera House—St. Louis, Missouri *
Feb. 7—LC Pavilion—Columbus, Ohio *
Feb. 8—The Fillmore—Detroit, Michigan *
Feb. 9—Riviera Theatre—Chicago, Illinois *
Feb. 11—Midland Theatre—Kansas City, Missouri *
Feb. 13—Fillmore Auditorium—Denver, Colorado ^
Feb. 14—Belly Up—Aspen, Colorado ^
Feb. 15—The Great Salt Air—Salt Lake City, Utah ^
Feb. 17—Orpheum Theatre—Vancouver, British Columbia ^
Feb. 18—Paramount Theatre—Seattle, Washington ^
Feb. 19—Schnitzer Auditorium—Portland, Oregon ^
Feb. 21—Fox Theatre—Oakland, California ^
Feb. 22—San Jose Civic—San Jose, California ^
Feb. 23—The Joint At Hard Rock Hotel And Casino—Las Vegas, Nevada ^
Feb. 24—Comerica Theatre—Phoenix, Arizona ^
Feb. 25—Kiva Auditorium—Albuquerque, New Mexico ^
Feb. 27—Bayou Music Center—Houston, Texas ^
Feb. 28—South Side Ballroom—Dallas, Texas ^
March 1—Austin Music Hall—Austin, Texas ^
March 29-30—Lollapalooza—Santiago, Chile
April 1—Rock’N’Fall—Montevideo, Uruguay
April 2-3—Lollapalooza—Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 3-5—Festival Estereo Picnic—Bogota, Colombia
April 5-6—Lollapalooza—Sao Paulo, Brazil
May 29-31—Primavera Sound—Barcelona, Spain
June 5-7—Primavera Sound—Porto, Portugal
June 8—Field Day—London, England
June 15—Northside—Arhus, Denmark
June 20—Best Kept Secret—Hilvarenbeek, Holland
June 21-22—Hurricane—Schessel, Germany
June 21-22—Southside—Neuhausen, Germany
June 25—Inmusic—Zagreb, Croatia
June 29—Marley Park—Dublin, Ireland @
June 30—Live At The Marquee—Cork, Ireland
July 5—Rock Werchter—Werchter, Belgium
July 6—Beauregard—Herouville-St. Clair, France
# with Fidlar
* with Cults
^ with Best Coast
@ with Arcade Fire