NAME: DAVID BAZAN PROGRESS REPORT: Former Pedro The Lion front man readies his second solo effort, Strange Negotiations Few contemporary songwriters have written about matters of faith more…   Read Story »

As mentioned in last week's Radiohead's 20 Best Cover Songs post, our dear leaders' fifth album Amnesiac turns ten years old this weekend. Viewed as a more human companion to its boundary pushing…   Read Story »

In 2009, when Vic Chestnutt was interviewed by Terry Gross on Fresh Air, he explained the sentiment lurking within "Flirted With You All My Life," a heartbreaker from his penultimate album At The…   Read Story »

David Bazan's curse your branches (9/1, Barsuk) is the Pedro The Lion/Headphones main man's first full-length under his own name. We spoke with him about its "Bless This Mess," which debuts today in…   Read Story »

David Bazan's curse your branches (9/1, Barsuk) is the Pedro The Lion/Headphones main man's first full-length under his own name. We spoke with him about its "Bless This Mess," which debuts in this…   Read Story »

The week before the election, political songs are popping up left and right creepy: David Bazan makes like Peter Yorn, stepping back, raising his "American Flags," and looking at the country as a…   Read Story »

if you head over to It's Hard To Find A Friend it's easy to find and download David Bazan's entire 11/4 show at Asheville, North Carolina's Grey Eagle. It's a solid, extensive set that includes six…   Read Story »

Hey Sean, thanks for tipping us to David Bazan performing new tune "Please, Baby, Please" on Minnesota Public Radio. It includes three vignettes, each centering on entreaties that relate back to the…   Read Story »

There's no way Pablo Honey or even The Bends could have prepared us for OK Computer. This isn't a new thought, but it is worth mentioning that in just over four years Radiohead graduated from "Creep"…   Read Story »

Though Pedro The Lion never grabbed these ears, David's Fewer Moving Parts EP was one of our favorite releases last year, and, lucky him, now we track Bazan's activities with stalkeristic fervor.…   Read Story »