Pedro the Lion releases new album, Havasu


Pedro the Lion has surprise released a new album. Today, David Bazan and company release Havasu, their first new album in three years, via Polyvinyl. It’s a sequel of sorts to the group’s last album Phoenix, and is the second in a series of albums planned that are named for places where David Bazan has lived. For inspiration, he even traveled to the Arizona town over the past few years. “An intersection I hadn’t remembered for 30 years would trigger a flood of hidden memories,” he says in a press release. “I was there to soak in it as much as possible.”
At 2 p.m. today, NPR will host a Listening Party for the album, featuring a conversation between Bazan and writer and poet (and Treble album) Hanif Abdurraqib. Hear the album below and check out Pedro the Lion’s upcoming tour dates.
Pedro the Lion tour dates:
4/12 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar #
4/13 – Tulsa, OK – The Vanguard #
4/14 – Dallas TX – Granada Theater #
4/15 – Austin, TX – Mohawk #
4/16 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall #
4/18 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn #
4/19 – Nashville, TN – Basement East #
4/20 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West #
4/21 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle #
4/23 – Washington, DC – Black Cat #
4/24 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer #
4/25 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg #
4/26 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall #
4/28 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre #
4/29 – Columbus, OH – Skullys #
4/30 – Indianapolis, IN – The HI-FI #
5/1 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall #
5/3 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line #
5/22 – Boise, ID – Neurolux &
5/23 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge &
5/25 – Denver, CO – The Gothic &
5/27 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom &
5/28 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room &
5/29 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory &
5/31 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent &
6/2 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall &
6/3 – Seattle, WA – Showbox &
# w/ Oceanator
& w/ Charlotte Cornfield