If you're even the slightest bit into indie rock, chances are you already hold the Pixies' monkey-covered opus in pretty high regard. Dudes in two-sizes-too-small tee-shirts have been arguing for years about which is better, Doolittle or Surfer Rosa. But guess what, bitches - Doolittle got a book written about it! And by a real-deal pro-fesh-oh-nal critic, no less! Ben Sisario (of the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Village Voice, etc.) breaks down Doolittle track-by-track, and unlike some of these other fan fiction-style 33 1/3 books, Sisario often includes some insightful commentary from Black Francis himself. He even goes record shopping with ol' Frank in a Cadillac at one point, living out the dream of pimply 13-year old me. 121 pages.

reviewed by Chris Lemon-Red