David Bazan: 2nd tour of the fall, new album after New Years
David Bazan is a week into his second fall tour, traveling with All Smiles for the first half of the tour and J. Tillman for the next. A highlight of the tour came on October 27 in Cambridge, Massachusetts when Bazan played a show with Soft Drugs, T.W. Walsh’s solo project. Walsh was Bazan’s counterpart in Pedro the Lion. On November 8, Bazan will share the stage with Spoon in Tallahassee, Florida.
When will David Bazan record his solo full-length debut? Puddlegum asked Jade Tree this question twelve months ago when Pedro the Lion broke up. We were told to expect an album “early 2007.”
Bazan released Fewer Moving Parts, a ten-song ep with both rock and acoustic versions of the songs. Since then David pitched his tent with Barsuk Records and rereleased his album, and 2007 became a year of tours where Bazan has pulled from his rather large catalog of songs from Pedro the Lion, Headphones, and his more recent material. Notably, Bazan toured with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, who has a history with Barsuk Records.
T.W. Walsh is playing a few shows, recording periodically. Walsh shared with Puddlegum that he is mixing and mastering projects in the evening when he returns home from his day job. He performed on Rosie Thomas‘ These Friends of Mine, and has been involved in six other projects in 2007.
David Bazan doesn’t hesitate to hit back at his critics. Selling Advertising is said to be aimed at Pitchfork Media, with lines such as “You’re so creative with your reviews of what other people do. How satisfying that must be for you… So if it starts to get you down, just pretend that you don’t make your living from selling advertising. Tracking trends, corralling demographics, and maximizing traffic. And if you get tired of making tapes for free, you can always start a band with me, or anybody.”
The question remains: When will David Bazan record his full-length?
Answer: “New album should be delivered after New Years” (Van Riker of Barsuk Records)
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10/23 – Pontiac, MI – The Pike Room #1
10/24 – Cleveland OH – The Grog Shop #1
10/25 – Pittsburgh PA – Garfield Artworks #1
10/26 – Buffalo NY – Mohawk Place #1
10/27 – Cambridge MA – T.T. the Bear’s #1 + 2
10/29 – New York NY – Mercury Lounge #1
10/30 – Brooklyn NY – Southpaw #1
10/31 – Philadelphia PA – Johnny Brenda’s #1
11/01 – Washington DC – Black Cat #1
11/03 – Durham NC – Duke Coffeehouse #1
11/04 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle #1
11/05 – West Columbia SC – New Brookland Tavern #1
11/06 – St. Augustine FL – Cafe Eleven #1
11/07 – Orlando FL – The Social #1
11/08 – Tallahassee FL – The Moon (with Spoon)
11/09 – Birmingham AL – BottleTree Cafe #1
11/10 – Atlanta GA – The Earl #1
11/12 – Nashville TN – Exit In #1
11/13 – Newport KY – Southgate House #1
12/02 – Spokane, WA – Empyrean #3
12/03 – Boise, ID – Neurolux #3
12/04 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue #3
12/05 – Denver, CO – Hi-Dive #3
12/06 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad #3
12/07 – Tuscon, AZ – Solar Culture #3
12/08 – San Diego, CA – Casbah #3
12/10 – Pomona, CA – Glass House #3
12/11 – Los Angeles, CA – Spaceland #3
12/12 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill #3
12/13 – EugeneE, OR – Indigo District #3
12/14 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios #3
12/15 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe #3
# 1 with All Smiles
# 2 with Soft Drugs
# 3 with J. Tillman