''Indie Cindy'' is the fifth studio album by the American

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band the

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. Released in April 2014, it was the band's first album since 1991's '' Trompe le Monde'', and the first Pixies album not to feature

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player

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. Instead, bass guitar duties on the album are handled by Simon "Dingo" Archer, a former member of the British post-punk band The Fall. The album combines all the songs from the band's 2013–14

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releases—'' EP1'', '' EP2'', and '' EP3''—which were recorded and produced in 2012 by

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, who produced the band's previous albums '' Doolittle'', '' Bossanova'', and '' Trompe le Monde''. Limited numbers of vinyl copies of the album were released on

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2014 (double album but pressed at 45 rpm), 10 days prior to the album's full release. These copies came with a single-sided 7" single of "Women of War". The album was released in North America on April 29, 2014 as a digital download, digipak CD and 2LP vinyl as well as a deluxe edition on CD or vinyl which included a live CD and a 40-page hardback book.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at number 23 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, making it the band's most successful album on that chart. In 2016 it was awarded a gold certification from the

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which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe. As of 2015, sales in the United States have exceeded 34,000 copies, according to

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Critical reception

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Indie Cindy'' received an average score of 62 based on 32 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

All songs written by Black Francis, except where noted.

Personnel

; Pixies *

Black Francis Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV (born April 6, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Fo ...

– vocals, guitar, backing vocals on "Bagboy" *

Joey Santiago Joseph Alberto Santiago (born June 10, 1965) is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the lead guitarist for the American alternative rock band Pixies. After the band's breakup in 1993, Santiag ...

– lead guitar *

David Lovering David Lovering (born December 6, 1961) is an American musician and magician. He is best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band Pixies, which he joined in 1986. After the band's breakup in 1993, Lovering drummed with several other act ...

– drums, backing vocals on "Women of War" and "Bagboy" ;Additional musicians *Ding (Simon "Dingo" Archer) – bass guitar *Jeremy Dubs – backing vocals *

Paz Lenchantin Paz Lenchantin (born December 12, 1973) is an Argentine-American musician. She has been the bass guitarist of the alternative rock band Pixies since 2014. She also played bass or strings with various bands, including Entrance, A Perfect Circle, ...

– bass guitar and backing vocals on deluxe edition tracks and "Women of War" ;Technical *

–

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, mixing *Justin Pizzoferrato – additional engineering (Sonelab]) *Mike Stitsinger – additional engineering (The Autumn Den) *Dan Austin – mixing *Miles Wilson – mixing (live tracks) *

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– art direction, design *Michael Speed – design assistance, xp illustration *Ian Pollock – character illustration

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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