Home / Music / Kurt Cobain wanted Steve Albini because of Surfer RosaMusic linernotes album music pixiesKurt Cobain wanted Steve Albini because of Surfer RosaThe Pixies’ Surfer Rosa went straight to Kurt Cobain’s bloodstream. The raw, unpolished sound drove him to seek out Steve Albini for In Utero — he wanted that same jagged energy for Nirvana. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesDoolittle directly influenced Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'4AD's Ivo Watts-Russell hired Steve Albini for Surfer Rosa on a tipDoolittle's quiet/loud dynamic made it an alt-rock landmark4AD released Surfer RosaDoolittle was the Pixies' first international releaseExploreThe Necks build entire album sides from slowly evolving improvisationsThe Low End Theory bridged jazz and hip-hop through minimalist productionTime (The Revelator) is just Gillian Welch's voice and two guitarsDreaming My Dreams is Vicki Brown's 1978 country album on Chart RecordsDwelling channels Coltrane through Shabaka Hutchings's London jazzPrevious Little Feat recorded Sailin' Shoes across three LA studiosNext Kevin Parker spent the winter of 2009 recording Innerspeaker at a beachside studio in Western Australia