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Pixies have revealed new anniversary reissues of ‘Bossanova’ and ‘Trompe Le Monde’, which will include previously unheard recordings.

The influential Boston indie rock band are marking their 40th anniversary this year. Earlier, they announced a reissue of their ‘Complete B-Sides: 1988-97’ compilation, which is scheduled for release on June 26 and is available to pre-order here.

The group are currently touring across the UK and Europe this summer, with details listed below, and have now confirmed that expanded editions of their third and fourth studio albums are also on the way.

The 1990 release ‘Bossanova’ and its 1991 follow up ‘Trompe Le Monde’ have both been newly remastered by Kevin Vanbergen, who has been exploring the band’s archive tapes to create fresh Dolby Atmos mixes and high resolution audio masters.

Fans will also be treated to four tracks that have never been officially released before: ‘Go Man Go’, ‘Brackish Boy’, ‘Punk Loop’, and an alternate take of ‘Dig For Fire’. The latter was recorded by Steve Albini during the ‘Surfer Rosa’ sessions in late 1987.

‘Go Man Go’ was co written by Black Francis and Kim Deal and recorded during sessions connected to both ‘Bossanova’ and The Breeders’ ‘Last Splash’, although it was ultimately left off both projects. ‘Brackish Boy’ would later appear on Frank Black’s self titled solo debut, while ‘Punk Loop’ originated from the recording sessions for ‘Trompe Le Monde’ in 1991.

The reissues will be released across CD, digital, and standard black vinyl editions. Fans will also be able to purchase a limited oxblood vinyl version of ‘Bossanova’, complete with a 16 page, 10 inch replica of the original UK booklet, while ‘Trompe Le Monde’ will be available on sky blue vinyl. Both packages will include a bonus 7 inch single featuring the additional tracks. Pre-order each tickets here.

Pixies’ headline run across the UK and Europe is already in progress, with upcoming performances scheduled in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and other countries. See all of the dates here and find any remaining tickets here.

Later this month, the band will perform a major outdoor show at On The Mount at Wasing in the UK. Their summer schedule also includes festival appearances such as a headline set at Bearded Theory, a performance at NOS Alive in Portugal, and a slot at the 10th anniversary edition of Mad Cool in Madrid. Find tickets here.

Their ninth and most recent studio album, ‘The Night The Zombies Came’, arrived in 2024. Speaking with NME around the time of its release, the band discussed whether they might continue performing classic albums in full during future tours after previously doing so with ‘Trompe Le Monde’ and ‘Bossanova’.

“As a fan, I love those things,” said Joey Santiago. “We went to ‘Aja’, the Steely Dan show. It’s incredible knowing that it’s going to be all of ‘Aja’ and right behind me were all the drummers – Danny [Carey] from Tool, Josh Freese, Pat Wilson were all behind me watching it.

“I’m just saying Steely Dan’s cool…The only thing about doing it in order is that Charles and I have to switch guitars. So there’s a lot of that going on, so it disrupts the show a little bit. But we like doing it.”