Frank Black

Frank Black

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With their weird and wonderful brand of outsider, alternative rock, The Pixies became favourites of Kurt Cobain and one of the most influential bands of the late 1980s with their classic albums Surfa Rosa (1988) and Doolittle (1989). Front man Charles Thompson grew up listening to 1960s beat groups and religious preachers before discovering punk and avant garde cinema in his teens, and after the demise of The Pixies in 1992, the Bostonian turned solo under the pseudonym Frank Black. Debut Frank Black (1993) continued his concoction of raucous, lo-fi, surf rock, reaching Number 9 in the UK charts. He obsessed about sci-fi and UFOs on The Cult Of Ray (1996) before Black Letter Days (2002) and the acclaimed, Nashville album Honeycomb (2005) explored more rootsy Americana, country and folk sounds. The Pixies reformed in 2004, but Black went on to pay tribute to cult Dutch musician and artist Herman Brood on Bluefinger (2007) - later turned into a rock opera - and form electro-rock outfit Grand Duchy with his wife Violet Clark. He also produced an album for Art Brut and released his self-confessed "sexy record" NonStopErotik in 2010. Yet, for all the strange, oddball styles, screeching, distorted guitars and art house weirdness, the enduring reference point and cornerstone of his work remained his love of the three minute pop song.

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I Heard Ramona Sing
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03:40
Composers: Frank Black
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Los Angeles
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04:09
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You Ain't Me
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The Cult Of Ray
02:40
Composers: Frank Black
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Headache
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Headache
02:55
Composers: Frank Black
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Czar
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02:41
Composers: Frank Black
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Fazer Eyes
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Teenager of the Year
03:36
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Freedom Rock
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Teenager of the Year
04:17
Composers: Frank Black
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Calistan (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
03:22
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
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Tossed (Instrumental Version)
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04:09
Composers: Frank Black
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Surf Epic
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Hang On to Your Ego
10:15
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02
I Burn Today
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Honeycomb
04:05
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Hang On to Your Ego
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Hang On to Your Ego
03:26
Composers: Brian Wilson
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Thalassocracy (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
01:33
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
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Two Reelers (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
03:02
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
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Ten Percenter
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Frank Black
03:28
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The Hostess with the Mostest
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Teenager of the Year
01:56
Composers: Frank Black
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Space is Gonna do me Good (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
02:22
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
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I Could Stay Here Forever (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
02:27
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
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Two Spaces
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02:25
Composers: Frank Black
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Olé Mulholland
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Teenager of the Year
04:41
Composers: Frank Black
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Bad, Wicked World (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
01:57
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
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(I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
02:17
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
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The Vanishing Spies (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
03:37
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
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Sir Rockaby
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Teenager of the Year
02:54
Composers: Frank Black
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Men In Black
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The Cult Of Ray
03:01
Composers: Frank Black
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Big Red (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
02:41
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
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Speedy Marie (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
03:34
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
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Selkie Bride
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Honeycomb
03:05
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Whatever Happened to Pong? (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
01:34
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
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Fu Manchu
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03:02
Composers: Frank Black
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Fiddle Riddle (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
03:30
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
04
Another Velvet Nightmare
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Honeycomb
04:25
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Adda Lee
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02:00
Composers: Frank Black
05
Places Named After Numbers
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02:53
Composers: Frank Black
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Pure Denizen of the Citizens Band
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Teenager of the Year
02:20
Composers: Frank Black
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Superabound (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
03:10
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
15
Don't Ya Rile 'Em
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Frank Black
02:51
Composers: Frank Black
03
Punk Rock City
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The Cult Of Ray
03:39
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Kicked In The Taco
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The Cult Of Ray
02:22
Composers: Frank Black
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The Cult Of Ray
Frank Black
The Cult Of Ray
03:42
Composers: Frank Black
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White Noise Maker (2025 Remaster)
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
02:42
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
07
Mosh, Don't Pass The Guy
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The Cult Of Ray
02:58
Composers: Frank Black
09
The Creature Crawling
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The Cult Of Ray
02:49
Composers: Frank Black
07
Old Black Dawning
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02:02
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Parry the Wind High, Low
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04:32
Composers: Frank Black
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Dance War
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The Cult Of Ray
02:04
Composers: Frank Black
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Honeycomb
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Honeycomb
03:53
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Pie in the Sky
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Teenager of the Year
02:14
Composers: Frank Black
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Every Time I Go Around Here
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Frank Black
03:31
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Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day
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Honeycomb
04:11
10
The Adventure And The Resolution
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The Cult Of Ray
02:58
Composers: Frank Black
05
Jesus Was Right
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The Cult Of Ray
02:57
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The Marsist
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The Cult Of Ray
04:08
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My Life Is in Storage
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Honeycomb
05:40
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Atom in My Heart
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Honeycomb
02:41
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I Don't Want To Hurt You (Every SingleTime)
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The Cult Of Ray
03:02
Composers: Frank Black
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Go Find Your Saint
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Honeycomb
02:05
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The Last Stand Of Shazeb Andleeb
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The Cult Of Ray
04:39
Composers: Frank Black
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Brackish Boy
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01:35
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Song of the Shrimp
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Honeycomb
03:10
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Dirty Old Town
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Fast Man Raider Man
03:03
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Oddball
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Headache
02:59
Composers: Frank Black
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Lone Child
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Honeycomb
03:11
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Strange Goodbye
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Honeycomb
02:09
05
Dark End of the Street
Frank Black
Honeycomb
03:53
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Men in Black
Frank Black
Headache
03:14
Composers: Frank Black
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Violet
Frank Black
Honeycomb
02:09
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Sing for Joy
Frank Black
Honeycomb
04:57

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  • Discography
Albums
Fast Man Raider Man
(P) 2006 Cooking Vinyl
19-06-2006
Fast Man Raider Man
01
If Your Poison Gets You
Frank Black
Fast Man Raider Man
02:56
02
Johnny Barleycorn
Frank Black
Fast Man Raider Man
04:50
03
Fast Man
Frank Black
Fast Man Raider Man
04:12
04
You Can't Crucify Yourself
Frank Black
Fast Man Raider Man
03:23
05
Dirty Old Town
Frank Black
Fast Man Raider Man
03:03
06
Wanderlust
Frank Black
Fast Man Raider Man
03:27
07
Seven Days
Frank Black
Fast Man Raider Man
04:11
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Honeycomb
(P) 2005 Cooking Vinyl
04-07-2005
Honeycomb
01
Selkie Bride
Frank Black
Honeycomb
03:05
02
I Burn Today
Frank Black
Honeycomb
04:05
03
Lone Child
Frank Black
Honeycomb
03:11
04
Another Velvet Nightmare
Frank Black
Honeycomb
04:25
05
Dark End of the Street
Frank Black
Honeycomb
03:53
06
Go Find Your Saint
Frank Black
Honeycomb
02:05
07
Song of the Shrimp
Frank Black
Honeycomb
03:10
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The Cult Of Ray
â„— 1995 American Recordings, LLC
01-01-1995
The Cult Of Ray
01
The Marsist
Frank Black
The Cult Of Ray
04:08
Composers: Frank Black
02
Men In Black
Frank Black
The Cult Of Ray
03:01
Composers: Frank Black
03
Punk Rock City
Frank Black
The Cult Of Ray
03:39
Composers: Frank Black
04
You Ain't Me
Frank Black
The Cult Of Ray
02:40
Composers: Frank Black
05
Jesus Was Right
Frank Black
The Cult Of Ray
02:57
Composers: Frank Black
06
I Don't Want To Hurt You (Every SingleTime)
Frank Black
The Cult Of Ray
03:02
Composers: Frank Black
07
Mosh, Don't Pass The Guy
Frank Black
The Cult Of Ray
02:58
Composers: Frank Black
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Teenager of the Year
â„— 1994 4AD Ltd
20-05-1994
Teenager of the Year
01
Whatever Happened to Pong?
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year
01:34
Composers: Frank Black
02
Thalassocracy
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year
01:33
Composers: Frank Black
03
(I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year
02:17
Composers: Frank Black
04
Calistan
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year
03:22
Composers: Frank Black
05
The Vanishing Spies
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year
03:37
Composers: Frank Black
06
Speedy Marie
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year
03:34
Composers: Frank Black
07
Headache
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year
02:52
Composers: Frank Black
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Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
â„— 2025 4AD Ltd
20-05-1994
Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
01
Whatever Happened to Pong? (2025 Remaster)
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
01:34
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
02
Thalassocracy (2025 Remaster)
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
01:33
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
03
(I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain (2025 Remaster)
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
02:17
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
04
Calistan (2025 Remaster)
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
03:22
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
05
The Vanishing Spies (2025 Remaster)
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
03:37
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
06
Speedy Marie (2025 Remaster)
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
03:34
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
07
Headache (2025 Remaster)
Frank Black
Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
02:52
Writer: Frank Black / Composers: Frank Black
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Frank Black
â„— 1993 4AD Ltd
08-03-1993
Frank Black
01
Los Angeles
Frank Black
Frank Black
04:09
Composers: Frank Black
02
I Heard Ramona Sing
Frank Black
Frank Black
03:40
Composers: Frank Black
03
Hang On to Your Ego
Frank Black
Frank Black
03:24
Composers: Brian Wilson
04
Fu Manchu
Frank Black
Frank Black
03:02
Composers: Frank Black
05
Places Named After Numbers
Frank Black
Frank Black
02:53
Composers: Frank Black
06
Czar
Frank Black
Frank Black
02:41
Composers: Frank Black
07
Old Black Dawning
Frank Black
Frank Black
02:02
Composers: Frank Black
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Singles
Numbers on Paper
(P) 2019 Sweet Relief, under exclusive license to Fat Possum Records
11-11-2019
Numbers on Paper
01
Numbers on Paper
Frank Black
Numbers on Paper
02:21
Composers: Mose Allison
Headache
4AD Ltd
01-04-1994
Headache
01
Headache
Frank Black
Headache
02:55
Composers: Frank Black
02
Men in Black
Frank Black
Headache
03:14
Composers: Frank Black
03
At the End of the World
Frank Black
Headache
02:26
Composers: Frank Black
04
Oddball
Frank Black
Headache
02:59
Composers: Frank Black
Hang On to Your Ego
4AD Ltd
13-04-1993
Hang On to Your Ego
01
Hang On to Your Ego
Frank Black
Hang On to Your Ego
03:26
Composers: Brian Wilson
02
Surf Epic
Frank Black
Hang On to Your Ego
10:15
Composers: Frank Black
03
Ballad of Johnny Horton
Frank Black
Hang On to Your Ego
04:22
Composers: Frank Black
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
This Compilation â„— 2010 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
01-01-2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01
We Are Sex Bob-Omb
Sex Bob-Omb
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:00
Composers: Beck Hansen
02
Scott Pilgrim
Plumtree
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:02
Composers: Lynette Gillis - Catriona Sturton - Amanda Bidnall - Carla Gillis
03
I Heard Ramona Sing
Frank Black
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:40
Composers: Charles Thompson
04
By Your Side
Beachwood Sparks
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
04:57
Composers: Paul Denman - Andrew Hale - Sade - Stuart Matthewman
05
O Katrina!
Black Lips
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:51
Composers: Ian St. Pe - Joe Bradley - Jared Swilley - Cole Alexander
06
I'm So Sad, So Very, Very, Sad
Crash and the Boys
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
00:13
Composers: Ohad Benchetrit - Kevin Drew - Brendan Canning - Charles Spearin
07
We Hate You Please Die
Crash and the Boys
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
00:59
Composers: Ohad Benchetrit - Kevin Drew - Brendan Canning - Charles Spearin
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ROCKMAKER
2024 Sunset Blvd Records / Beat The World
15-03-2024
ROCKMAKER
01
Doomsday Bells
The Dandy Warhols
ROCKMAKER
03:09
Writer: Courtney Taylor-Taylor - Peter Holmstrom / Composers: Courtney Taylor-Taylor - Peter Holmstrom
02
Danzig With Myself
The Dandy Warhols
ROCKMAKER
03:56
Writer: Courtney Taylor-Taylor / Composers: Courtney Taylor-Taylor
03
Teutonic Wine
The Dandy Warhols
ROCKMAKER
03:17
Writer: Courtney Taylor-Taylor / Composers: Courtney Taylor-Taylor
04
The Summer Of Hate
The Dandy Warhols
ROCKMAKER
03:18
Writer: Courtney Taylor-Taylor - Peter Holmstrom / Composers: Courtney Taylor-Taylor - Peter Holmstrom
05
I'd Like To Help You With Your Problem
The Dandy Warhols
ROCKMAKER
04:18
Writer: Courtney Taylor-Taylor - Adam Flick - Brent DeBoer / Composers: Courtney Taylor-Taylor - Adam Flick - Brent DeBoer
06
The Cross
The Dandy Warhols
ROCKMAKER
03:45
Writer: Courtney Taylor-Taylor - Peter Holmstrom / Composers: Courtney Taylor-Taylor - Peter Holmstrom
07
Root Of All Evil
The Dandy Warhols
ROCKMAKER
03:50
Writer: Courtney Taylor-Taylor - Peter Holmstrom / Composers: Courtney Taylor-Taylor - Peter Holmstrom
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Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?
1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
14-02-1995
Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?
01
Big Train
Mike Watt
Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?
03:19
Writer: Kinman / Composers: Kinman
02
Against the 70's
Mike Watt
Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?
03:27
Writer: WATT / Composers: WATT
03
Drove Up from Pedro
Mike Watt
Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?
04:30
Writer: WATT / Composers: WATT
04
Piss-Bottle Man
Mike Watt
Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?
03:15
Writer: WATT / Composers: WATT
05
Chinese Firedrill
Mike Watt
Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?
03:24
Writer: Carducci - WATT / Composers: Carducci - WATT
06
Intense Song for Madonna to Sing
Mike Watt
Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?
03:03
Writer: WATT / Composers: WATT
07
Tuff Gnarl
Mike Watt
Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?
03:10
Writer: Sonic Youth / Composers: Sonic Youth
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Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Expanded Edition)
This Compilation â„— 2020 This compilation ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
09-07-2021
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Expanded Edition)
01
We Are Sex Bob-Omb
Sex Bob-Omb
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Expanded Edition)
02:00
Writer: Beck Hansen / Composers: Beck Hansen
02
Scott Pilgrim
Plumtree
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Expanded Edition)
03:02
Writer: Lynette Gillis - Catriona Sturton - Amanda Bidnall - Carla Gillis / Composers: Lynette Gillis - Catriona Sturton - Amanda Bidnall - Carla Gillis
03
I Heard Ramona Sing
Frank Black
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Expanded Edition)
03:40
Writer: Charles Thompson / Composers: Charles Thompson
04
By Your Side
Beachwood Sparks
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Expanded Edition)
04:57
Writer: Paul Denman - Andrew Hale - Sade - Stuart Matthewman / Composers: Paul Denman - Andrew Hale - Sade - Stuart Matthewman
05
O Katrina!
Black Lips
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Expanded Edition)
02:51
Writer: Ian St. Pe - Joe Bradley - Jared Swilley - Cole Alexander / Composers: Ian St. Pe - Joe Bradley - Jared Swilley - Cole Alexander
06
I'm So Sad, So Very, Very, Sad
Crash and the Boys
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Expanded Edition)
00:13
Writer: Ohad Benchetrit - Kevin Drew - Brendan Canning - Charles Spearin / Composers: Ohad Benchetrit - Kevin Drew - Brendan Canning - Charles Spearin
07
We Hate You Please Die
Crash and the Boys
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Expanded Edition)
00:59
Writer: Ohad Benchetrit - Kevin Drew - Brendan Canning - Charles Spearin / Composers: Ohad Benchetrit - Kevin Drew - Brendan Canning - Charles Spearin
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Danzig With Myself
2024 Sunset Blvd Records / Beat The World
16-01-2024
Danzig With Myself
01
Danzig With Myself
The Dandy Warhols
Danzig With Myself
03:56
Writer: Courtney Taylor-Taylor / Composers: Courtney Taylor-Taylor
Ciao My Shining Star - The Songs of Mark Mulcahy
2017 Various Artists
07-02-2017
Ciao My Shining Star - The Songs of Mark Mulcahy
01
All for the Best
Thom Yorke
Ciao My Shining Star - The Songs of Mark Mulcahy
05:30
Composers: mark mulcahy
02
Ashamed of the Story I Told
The National
Ciao My Shining Star - The Songs of Mark Mulcahy
04:04
Composers: mark mulcahy
03
Everything's Coming Undone
Michael Stipe
Ciao My Shining Star - The Songs of Mark Mulcahy
03:50
Composers: mark mulcahy
04
Mr. Mingo
Laura Veirs
Ciao My Shining Star - The Songs of Mark Mulcahy
03:19
Composers: mark mulcahy
05
The Backyard
Dinosaur Jr.
Ciao My Shining Star - The Songs of Mark Mulcahy
04:11
Composers: mark mulcahy
06
Micon the Icon
Chris Hartford and the Band of Changes
Ciao My Shining Star - The Songs of Mark Mulcahy
02:36
Composers: mark mulcahy
07
Little Man
Vic Chesnutt
Ciao My Shining Star - The Songs of Mark Mulcahy
03:45
Composers: mark mulcahy
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