Frank Black

Frank Black
Black playing at the San Diego Street Scene Festival in 2005.
Background information
Birth name	Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV
Also known as	Black Francis
Born	April 6, 1965 (1965-04-06) (age 42) Boston, Massachusetts
Genre(s)	Rock, Alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	1985–present
Label(s)	4AD American Cooking Vinyl SpinArt
Associated acts	Pixies Frank Black and the Catholics
Website	http://www.frankblack.net/

Frank Black (born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV on April 6, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Active since 1985, Black is best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies, where he performed under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under his current pseudonym. After releasing two albums with 4AD, he left the label and formed a backing band, Frank Black and the Catholics. Black reformed the Pixies in 2004 and continues to release solo records while touring and recording with the band.

Black's vocal style has varied from a screaming, yowling delivery as lead vocalist of the Pixies to a more measured and melodical style in later Pixies' albums and solo career. His cryptic lyrics mostly explore unconventional subjects, such as surrealism, incest and Biblical violence, along with dam collapses, science fiction and surf culture. His use of atypical meter signatures, loud-quiet dynamics and distinct preference for live-to-two-track recording in his career as a solo artist give him a unique style in alternative rock.

As frontman of the Pixies, Black's songs (such as "Where Is My Mind?" and "Debaser") received praise and citations from contemporaries, including Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. Cobain once said that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was his attempt at trying to "rip off the Pixies". However, in his solo work and records with the Catholics, he received fewer popular and critical accolades.

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