David Bazan - (2009) Curse Your Branches

sound: Indie/Poolhall
length: 10 songs, 38.7 minutes
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1. Hard To Be
2. Bless This Mess
3. Please, Baby, Please
4. Curse Your Branches
5. Harmless Sparks
6. When We Fell
7. Lost My Shape
8. Bearing Witness
9. Heavy Breath
10. In Stitches

Do you enjoy the gentle and haunting croons of Pedro the Lion? Do you consider yourself in the Indie Know? Do you have marginally good taste? Have you like me, been hard pressed to hear something worth listening to for more then 10 seconds? Then your going to like this record.
Very chill, lyrical intellect that consists of more then "word that rhyme with heart, and apart" and constantly very talented. Take a peek.

sounds like: Pedro the Lion, Walkmen

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Pedro the Lion - (2000) Winners Never Quit

sound: Indie/Chill Sauce
length: 8 songs, 34 minutes
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#1 "Slow and Steady Wins the Race" – 3:44
#2 "Simple Economics" – 4:22
#3 "To Protect the Family Name" – 5:29
#4"A Mind of Her Own" – 3:56
#5 "Never Leave a Job Half Done" – 3:12
#6 "Eye on the Finish Line" – 4:37
#7 "Bad Things to Such Good People" – 3:24
#8 "Winners Never Quit" – 5:16

As far as Pedro the Lion goes my heart will always belong to It's Hard to Find a Friend. However, this record can come in a close second. Mostly impressive do to the fact that Bazan played every instrument on the record, it boasts the mind and soul of a Lucero Press and the future of Manchester Orchestra. If Bazan's gravely undertones don't seep your life spirit while simultaneously filling your heart with warm fuzz then i don't know what will. Enjoy.

sounds like: Manchester Orchestra, Lucero, Walkmen

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