Pedro the Lion have announced plans for a new album, the third in a trio of comeback records that began with 2019's Phoenix. Santa Cruz arrives on June 7 courtesy of Polyvinyl, and today you can hear its first single.
"Of all the tunes on these records, I can't think of another tune where I was really expressing my own agency," songwriter Dave Bazan said of lead track "Modesto" in a release. "It was the first time where I really had a choice of what I wanted to do. It became really clear in those six 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."
Listen to "Modesto" below, where you can also find the album's tracklist and Pedro the Lion's upcoming tour schedule, which includes a lone Canadian date at Toronto's Great Hall on June 28 (with support from Squirrel Flower).
Santa Cruz:
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 2024 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, D.C. - 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 %
+ with Squirrel Flower (solo)
# with Flock of Dimes
% with Danielle Durack
