NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Pixies on 19 August 2024. Pixies has been played on NTS over 80 times, featured on 69 episodes and was first played on 12 February 2013.

Pixies is an American alternative rock band which formed in Boston, Massachusetts, United States in 1986. The band consists of Charles (Black Francis) Thompson IV (vocals, guitar; also known as ''Frank Black''), Joey Santiago (lead guitar), David Lovering (drums) and Emma Richardson (bass, vocals). Until 2013, the band also featured Kim Deal on bass and vocals. From 2016 until 2024 the band also featured Paz Lechantin on…