Following the release of “Modesto” last month, arguably “one of the best songs Pedro the Lion has ever done” (NPR), David Bazan is back with two more cuts from his forthcoming album, Santa Cruz - out June 7. 

With the stirring “Don’t Cry Now,” as close to a dance track as Pedro the Lion has ever made, his family is bound for Seattle, where Bazan found his own fledgling music scene, deepening friendships, and the dawn rays of what would become his future. He writes the first Pedro the Lion songs there, and, in the cathartic and gorgeous climax of “Modesto,” vows to return to Seattle, to be in a band, to fall in love, to be himself. Its successor, “Spend Time,” feels like some skeletal and celebratory arena-rock anthem, with incandescent harmonies and sharp harmonics and slicing riffs. Back in Seattle, “back in his room, drumming with Paul,” he is on the precipice of the rest of his life, the life that you now know as a listener. 

Watch the new visualizers by Cody Cloud below and pre-order your copy of Santa Cruz on limited edition Cloudy Clear w/ Sky Blue & Pine Forest Green Splatter vinyl today. 

Get your tickets to see Pedro the Lion across North America with support from label-mate Squirrel Flower (solo), Flock of Dimes, and Danielle Durack - all dates on sale now.