Bossanova is the third album by the American alternative rock band Pixies, released in August 1990 on the English independent record label
4AD. All of Bossanova's original material was written by the band's frontman
Black Francis; it marked the point where his artistic control over the band became absolute. The album's sound, inspired by
surf and
space rock, complements its lyrical focus on outer space, which references subjects such as aliens and unidentified flying objects.