Puddles Pity Party Delivers Haunting “Where Is My Mind?” Pixies Cover

Ever wonder what happens when a seven-foot-tall, opera-singing clown decides to deconstruct one of the most iconic anthems of the late-80s alt-rock explosion? Puddles Pity Party has done exactly that with a new, beautifully fragile take on the Pixies’ ‘Where Is My Mind?’. Backed by Rich Rowlinson’s delicate piano and a multi-instrumental assist from Tim DeLaney, Puddles manages to strip away the jagged surf-punk grit of the ‘Surfer Rosa’ original, replacing it with a sense of velvet-voiced longing. It’s a strange, “fast and loose” interpretation that reminds us why certain songs are bulletproof—no matter how many “slippery fish” lyrics you throw at them.