The Pixies bassist Kim Deal quits the band

While bands like My Chemical Romance, Sigur Ros or Streetlight Manifesto amongst others, have announced their splitting this year, The Pixies confirmed this weekend that their bassist Kim Deal has left the band.

While bands like My Chemical Romance, Sigur Ros or Streetlight Manifesto amongst others, have announced their splitting this year, The Pixies confirmed this weekend that their bassist Kim Deal has left the band. While she is yet to comment about the departure, the remaining members Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering alrealy have released a statement via their official Facebook page regarding Deal's departure.

"We are sad to say that Kim Deal has decided to leave the Pixies. We are very proud to have worked with her on and off over the last 25 years. Despite her decision to move on, we will always consider her a member of the Pixies, and her place will always be here for her. We wish her all the best."

The highly influential rock bassist, Deal is currently touring the 20th anniversary re-release of Last Splash, the landmark release from her other band The Breeders.

Deal joined the group from its inception in 1986 after answering an ad in a newspaper posted by Black Francis. The group split in 2993, but reformed in 2004 and toured their 1989 album Doolittle between 2009 and 2011 with Deal on bass. She reportedly had a difficult relationship with the frontman and felt increasingly sidelined.

Meanwhile, Black Francis recently also revealed details of his latest project, a supergroup called Thriftstore Masterpiece. The group are described as "an all-star collective devoted to paying homage to the underdog records of years past."

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