The Pixies have had a career unlike any other in alternative rock,
disappearing as not-quite-the-next-big-things only to become gods in
absentia. Doolittle is their knotty masterpiece, the embodiment of the
Pixies abrasive, exuberant, enigmatic pop. Informed by exclusive
interviews with the band, Sisario looks at the making of the album and
its place in rock history, and studies its continued influence in light
of the Pixies triumphant reunion.