Black Francis' Pixies were the consummate darlings of the music press – no surprise, with their refreshing mix of overblown guitars, discreet nods to the surreal and a vibrant grasp of pure pop that offered a blow to the senses on execution.
Cult classic shoegaze album, Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time, by the now-defunct Fort Collins band Candy Claws, is being reissued for it's 10yr anniversary on Aug 4.