.:: Headphones features David Bazan (Pedro the Lion), Tim Walsh (Pedro the Lion, TW Walsh), and Frank Lenz (Starflyer 59). Headphones was engineered and mixed by Jared Hankins in Seattle in the early days of 2005.
Built wholly from synthesizers (that’s right, no guitars), live drums, and the familiar warmth of Bazan’s syrupy vocal delivery, Headphones boasts deft arrangements with timeless melodies and uncanny lyrical depth, finding Bazan, Walsh and Lenz at their best. Clean, open room recording; digital subtleties with analog affectations; seamless integration of electronic and rock and elements — Headphones is a striking, sophisticated success.
Fans of Bazan’s past efforts will feel comfortable here, but also challenged and excited by a new chapter in his book of classic songwriting. Headphones poses a stark simplicity, relying on a limited number of voices — reminiscent of early records by Low. Thematically, Headphones treads dark waters where a certain frankness and antagonism work to confront issues of love, loss and loyalty headon — straight forward, no bullshit, no fucking around.
Built wholly from synthesizers, live drums, and the familiar warmth of David Bazan's syrupy vocal delivery, Headphones boasts deft arrangements with timeless melodies and uncanny lyrical depth. Clean, open room recording; digital subtleties with analog affectations; seamless integration of electronic and rock and elements — Headphones is a striking, sophisticated success.
Fans of Bazan's past efforts will feel comfortable here, but also challenged and excited by a new chapter in his book of classic songwriting. Headphones poses a stark simplicity, relying on a limited number of voices - reminiscent of early records by Low. Thematically, Headphones treads dark waters where a certain frankness and antagonism work to confront issues of love, loss and loyalty headon - straight forward, no bullshit, no fucking around.
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.:: David Bazan, miembro activo de Pedro The Lion y Headphones es una de las voces líricas mas interesantes de la música folk actual. Su fuerte carga emocional, y su particular visión para dar vida a los más mínimos detalles le emparentan con la narrativa del J.D. Salinger de “Nine Stories” o el Flannery O´Connor´s de “Wise Blood” dentro del campo de la música popular.
Bazan es un dotado contador de historias capaz de tejer historias a través de magnéticas canciones en las que tienen cabida el conflicto espiritual, el ambiente urbano, etc... Su álbum mas reciente con Pedro The lion “Achiles Heel” ha estado en los top de las radios universitarias.
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