Stereogum — Out of all the new Christmas albums we rattled off yesterday, David Bazan’s Dark Sacred Night is the one your average indie-rocker is most likely to be interested in exploring. We’ve already heard the former Pedro The Lion leader’s take on Lowâ... more info

Stereogum — The former Pedro The Lion frontman David Bazan has been releasing solo Christmas songs since 2002, and he’s collecting 10 of the long out-of-print tracks on the new collection Dark Sacred Night. We’ve already posted his version of Low’s “Long... more info

KEXP Seattle — Most bands start by writing songs at home and recording in their basements. For David Bazan, it took nearly two decades to get there. The former Pedro the Lion bandleader and subsequent solo artist has long been a local treasure, appealing to a gener... more info

Stereogum — Former Pedro The Lion leader David Bazan is back with a new solo album called Blanco next month. Recorded with Crystal Skulls co-founder Yuuki Matthews, it features a heavy dose of keyboards and drum machines alongside the mournful acoustic strums th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher The November installment of Polyvinyl Records' Singles Series had Pedro the Lion frontman David Bazan covering The Killers' "Read My MInd" from their 2006 sophomore album, Sam's Town, and now there's a digital stream of it. David... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — We were just saying Jade Tree Records is back (though they say don't call it a comeback). In celebration of this, the label has uploaded their entire catalog to bandcamp with full streams of all the albums and downloads... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Slow And Steady is the project of Austin's Jacob Lawter, who plans on releasing his debut album this fall via Broken Circles. His debut single, "35 mm," is indie rock reminiscent of Pedro the Lion and early... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Nashville's Bloom make somber indie rock that has deservedly gained some comparisons to Pedro the Lion, as you'll hear on their new album, Thousand Yard Stare. The album comes out next week (5/20) via Broken Circles (pre-order) but you... more info

Consequence of Sound — A close study on the former Pedro the Lion songwriter's annual quests. more info

KEXP Seattle — David Bazan has a knack for writing dark pop songs. Control, an album he released ten years ago with his former band, Pedro the Lion, is filled with lies, adultery, murder, and some melodies that you’ll want to hear over and over again, even while ... more info