INTERVIEW: David Bazan - Formally Of Pedro The Lion
September 30th, 2006 |
Interviews | Source: RELEVANT Magazine (10)
David Bazan is quite the anomaly. From his music to his live performance, he personifies and embraces the self-depreciating tortured artist caricature all the way down to his diverted gaze, stumbled-over-words and plain black t-shirt and jeans. But when you get him on the phone and begin prodding about his latest work, Mr. Bazan becomes an open resource with very few areas off limits.
To catch you up to speed, Pedro the Lion was Bazan’s much acclaimed slowcore, narrative, social commentary and religious musing darling band of over a decade. Early in 2006, PTL, composed of Tim W. Walsh and Bazan, split ways and each continued making music under respectable solo careers; Bazan under his own name and Walsh as the Soft Drugs. Upon first listen, it is difficult to interpret these new songs outside the filter of the break up. […read more]



