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 the 100th edition of our 'Gum Drop... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP C: HEAR DAVID BAZAN, WIN A SONY PSP ROCK BAND UNPLUGGED»
Posted on August 5, 2009 in , (4 comments)
Tags: David Bazan | Neon Indian
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 whole.... CONTINUE READING NEW DAVID BAZAN - "AMERICAN FLAGS" »
Posted on October 29, 2008 (2 comments)
Tags: David Bazan | Pedro The Lion
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 new songs from the... CONTINUE READING DAVID BAZAN PLAYS NEW TUNES IN ASHEVILLE»
Posted on November 13, 2007 in , (1 comments)
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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 song's title in one way or another --... CONTINUE READING NEW DAVID BAZAN - "PLEASE, BABY, PLEASE" (LIVE)»
Posted on September 24, 2007 in (5 comments)
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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" to visionary status. It's... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM PRESENTS... OKX: A TRIBUTE TO OK COMPUTER»
Posted on July 10, 2007 in (237 comments)
Tags: David Bazan | Doveman | Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble | John Vanderslice | Johnny Greenwood | Marissa Nadler | Mobius Band | Radiohead | Slaraffenland | The Decemberists | The Twilight Sad | Thom Yorke | Vampire Weekend
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. (Loving, innocent stalkerism.) Daytrotter had the good sense... CONTINUE READING DAVID BAZAN DOES DAYTROTTER»
Posted on July 3, 2007 (12 comments)
Tags: David Bazan | The Real Housewives Of New York City
I was never a huge Pedro The Lion fan, so David Bazan's excellent new EP finds me totally off guard. Fewer Moving Parts is a collection of five accessible, even poppy, dirges about familiar themes of control: women, drinking, going... CONTINUE READING NEW DAVID BAZAN - FEWER MOVING PARTS»
Posted on July 10, 2006 in (14 comments)
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