Pedro the Lion announces new album, Santa Cruz

Ryan Russell

Pedro the Lion has announced a new album. On June 7 David Bazan will release Santa Cruz, via Polyvinyl. Today he’s shared a new song, “Modesto,” which you can check out below.

Bazan said in a statement, “Of all the tunes on these records, I can’t think of another tune where I was really expressing my own agency. It was the first time where I really had a choice of what I wanted to do. It became really clear in those 6 months when I lived in Modesto that I didn’t want to work any other job – I wanted to try and make music. This song definitely feels like the launch pad for what became the life that I chose.”

Santa Cruz is Bazan’s third album since reviving the Pedro the Lion name, following 2019’s Phoenix and 2022’s Havasu.

Pedro the Lion Santa Cruz tracklist:

1. It’ll All Work Out
2. Santa Cruz
3. Little Help
4. Tall Pines
5. Don’t Cry Now
6. Remembering
7. Teacher’s Pet
8. Parting
9. Modesto
10. Spend Time
11. Only Yesterday

Pedro the Lion tour dates:

06/16 – Boise, ID @ Visual Arts Collective +
06/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge +
06/19 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater +
06/22 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club +
06/23 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon +
06/24 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall +
06/25 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi +
06/27 – Detroit, MI @ El Club +
06/28 – Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall +
06/30 – Boston, MA @ Crystal Ballroom +
07/01 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg #
07/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry #
07/03 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis #
07/06 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle – Back Room #
07/07 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle #
07/08 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East #
07/09 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West #
07/11 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn #
07/13 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips #
07/14 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk #
07/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom %
07/18 – San Diego, CA @ Music Box %
07/19 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room %
07/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room %
07/22 – Felton, CA @ Felton Music Hall %
07/23 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel %
07/25 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom %
07/26 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos %