Pedro The Lion (AKA Seattle singer/songwriter David Bazan) doesn't really move forward on his 2000 Progress EP. The two new songs are two of his most depressing. "June 18, 1976" tells the story of a mother who, shortly after giving birth, jumps to her death; "April 6, 2039" tells of a depressing life that seems to have gone on too long. Both of these tracks were self-recorded, and the resulting sound is claustrophobic to the point of being spooky. The CD version of Progress includes two b...   [ read more ]

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Seattle's Pedro the Lion offer up a brand single on the heels of their second critically acclaimed full-length Winners Never Quit (Jade Tree). Since the band's start, David Bazan has polished his knack for the simple and syrupy while perfecting his personalized mix of lo/hi-fi home recording. At the center of it all are the songs; stories crafted like a haunting novel, carried on melodies that stick in your mind like dreams you're both regretful and relieved to wake from. With Progress, Bazan gives the s...   [ read more ]

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Ironically enough for a compilation called The Squeeze Story, this 2006 double-disc set does not follow a chronological order and thereby tell a story. Instead, this 38-track set tosses hits, album tracks, and relative rarities in almost a random order, so the latter-day "Electric Trains" appears just two tracks before "Black Coffee in Bed." Some sticklers may complain about this seemingly haphazard sequencing, but the non-chronological order winds up emphasizing the depth of Difford and {$Tilb...   [ read more ]

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