Pedro the Lion- PhoenixLabel: Polyvinyl Released 1 18 19 Capping off a fruitful 12 year long solo career, singer songwriter David Bazan resurrects and reunites with both the moniker and mindset of his profoundly influential indie rock outfit, Pedro the Lion, with the follow up to their 2004 opus, Achilles Heel. The band's new album and Polyvinyl debut, Phoenix, marks a return to form for the beloved group, while mapping out the emotional intricacies and childhood

rhythm guitar

and once in a MIDI environment using purely synthesized sounds

taking on lives of their own

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it is a journey through textural fog and feral density that gives way to passages of voracious sonic exorcism and poetic healing

On and on and on

released in November 1975

” - Archivist David Lemieux All together now

On it's own

the album's title track features guest vocals from Terrell Hines

When asked about what drove him to craft his deeply evocative new album

" he continues