In early 1993, Francis announced in an interview to BBC Radio 5 that Pixies were finished.
He offered no explanation at the time, unbeknownst to the other members of the band.
He later called Santiago and notified Deal and Lovering via fax.

After the breakup, the members embarked on separate projects.
Black Francis renamed himself Frank Black,  and released several solo albums, including a string of releases with Frank Black and the Catholics.
 Deal returned to the Breeders, who scored a hit with "Cannonball" from their platinum-selling Last Splash in 1993, and released more albums several years later.
She also formed the Amps, who released one album.

Santiago played lead guitar on a number of Frank Black albums,  as well as on other artists' albums.
 He wrote music for the television show Undeclared and theme music for the film Crime and Punishment in Suburbia.
He formed the Martinis with his wife Linda Mallari, and released an album in 2004.
 In 2004, he also played lead guitar on the album "Statecraft" by the novelist and musician Charles Douglas.

Lovering became a magician and performed as the Scientific Phenomenalist, performing experiments on stage and occasionally opening for Frank Black and the Breeders.
 Lovering drummed with the band Cracker, as well as on one of Tanya Donelly's solo albums, > and on the Martinis' song "Free", which appeared on the Empire Records soundtrack.

4AD and Elektra Records continued to release Pixies material: the best-of album Death to the Pixies (1997),  the Peel-session compilation Pixies at the BBC (1998),  and the Complete 'B' Sides compilation (2001).
 In 2002, material from the Pixies' original 17-track demo tape was released as an EP, Pixies, on Cooking Vinyl in the U.K.  and SpinArt Records in the U.S.;  Black has also used these labels to release solo work and albums with the Catholics.
In early 1993, Francis announced in an interview to BBC Radio 5 that Pixies were finished. He offered no explanation at the time, unbeknownst to the other members of the band. He later called Santiago and notified Deal and Lovering via fax.
After the breakup, the members embarked on separate projects. Black Francis renamed himself Frank Black,  and released several solo albums, including a string of releases with Frank Black and the Catholics.  Deal returned to the Breeders, who scored a hit with "Cannonball" from their platinum-selling Last Splash in 1993, and released more albums several years later. She also formed the Amps, who released one album. 
Santiago played lead guitar on a number of Frank Black albums,  as well as on other artists' albums.  He wrote music for the television show Undeclared and theme music for the film Crime and Punishment in Suburbia. He formed the Martinis with his wife Linda Mallari, and released an album in 2004.  In 2004, he also played lead guitar on the album "Statecraft" by the novelist and musician Charles Douglas. 
Lovering became a magician and performed as the Scientific Phenomenalist, performing experiments on stage and occasionally opening for Frank Black and the Breeders.  Lovering drummed with the band Cracker, as well as on one of Tanya Donelly's solo albums, > and on the Martinis' song "Free", which appeared on the Empire Records soundtrack.
4AD and Elektra Records continued to release Pixies material: the best-of album Death to the Pixies (1997),  the Peel-session compilation Pixies at the BBC (1998),  and the Complete 'B' Sides compilation (2001).  In 2002, material from the Pixies' original 17-track demo tape was released as an EP, Pixies, on Cooking Vinyl in the U.K.  and SpinArt Records in the U.S.;  Black has also used these labels to release solo work and albums with the Catholics.
Pixies (band)