Pixies albums are often lauded for their loud/quiet/loud sounds, but their cover art is decidedly spooky/mysterious/surreal. While Charles Thompson (a.k.a. frontman Black Francis) wrote the songs that influenced bands from Nirvana to Spoon, Vaughan Oliver created the look that launched a revolution in graphic design. By the time the Pixies were being scouted by 4AD, … Continue reading Under Cover: The Pixies