The video for "Andro Queen," a new track from alt-rock survivors Pixies, doesn't actually feature anyone from the band. Instead, this artful little clip from director Ondi Timoner brings you along on a hallucinatory journey through the 2013 edition of Pickathon, replete with suitcase kick drums, tiger heads, brooding dudes in hats, alt-roots singer-songwriter Shakey Graves, and plenty of other beautifully shot yet confounding imagery. 

It's a nice match for the spacy quality of this song, a tune that hews closer to the sci-fi wonder of the band's third LP Bossanova, and a typically obtuse take on the music video from a band that, for a long time, refused to lip sync in any of its early promotional clips. 


The video comes along with the news that Pixies will be taking off on a long tour of the U.S. that will keep the band busy during the first part of 2014, including a stop here in Portland on February 19th at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with Best Coast opening up. Click here to check out the full tour itinerary and to check out more tracks from the group's new four song EP.