Recorded in just four days with an all star backing band of Nashville session giants Anton Fig, Steve Cropper, & Spooner Oldham; Honeycomb is one of Frank Black's most intimate collections of songs, and the closest he's come to a traditional singer/songwriter solo album. On paper, Black might not seem like the likeliest fit with Cropper, Fig, et al., but the early-rock roots of the Pixies' mutated surf-punk-pop and the country and roots rock flirtations of his later career suggest otherwise. Honeycomb's songs feel tailored to the experience of recording in Nashville with these musicians, and have a sophistication that Black might not have been able to get with another group of players. For your listening (dis)pleasure, here a re some of my favorite tracks off of Honeycomb:

Frank Black: My Life Is In Storage

Frank Black: Honeycomb

Frank Black: Violet

Frank Black: Strange Goodbye