Pixies - Come On Pilgrim It's Surfer Rosa

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pixies’ debut EP and album with Come On Pilgrim... It's Surfer Rosa, a deluxe edition that brings together their early groundbreaking work and a rare live radio session. This set includes the influential Come On Pilgrim EP, the raw and powerful Surfer Rosa album, plus Live From The Fallout Shelter, a 1986 concert-session that first aired on Lowell’s WJUL radio.

Surfer Rosa remains a masterpiece, packed with themes of rage, religion, gore, and surreal characters, all wrapped in the band’s distinct blend of underground thrash rock, indie surf pop, and Spanish-flavored flamenco, touched by Biblical imagery from frontman Black Francis’s childhood. Released a year after the Come On Pilgrim EP—which captured the intensity of the Pixies’ first studio session, recorded in just three days—these albums revealed a unique, otherworldly sound that helped set the stage for the alternative and grunge movements. In fact, Kurt Cobain openly cited Surfer Rosa as an influence while writing Nirvana’s Nevermind.

This anniversary edition honors the enduring power and innovation of Pixies’ early years, capturing the grit and dynamism that have influenced decades of rock music since. It’s a must-have collection for any fan or collector wanting to experience the roots of indie rock greatness.