The Pixies switched up producers with a noticeable change in sound. Where "Surfer Rosa" producer Steve Albini favoured dirty, punky production with unconventional techniques; "Doolittle" producer Gil Norton favoured more of a conventional studio sheen. Given that the Pixies were a band who mixed pleasant melody with abrasive noise, they were clearly amenable to either approach.
Norton's production sees clean, prominent bass-lines and drums with a noisy squall of guitar over the top. Black Francis' vocals alternately scream, or sink into melodic harmony with bassist Kim Deal's voice. The album is a great cohesive mix of styles that lays further groundwork for the wave of Grunge (Cobain was a vocal fan of the Pixies) and the noisier areas of 90s indie-rock and indie-pop alike.
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