Achilles Heel (album)

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Achilles Heel
Achilles Heel album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)
Genre
Length38:11
Label Jade Tree (JT1095)
Producer David Bazan
Pedro the Lion chronology
Control
(2002)
Achilles Heel
(2004)
Phoenix
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Pitchfork (4.7/10) [4]

Achilles Heel (also known as Pedro the Lion's Achilles Heel) is the fourth album by indie rock band Pedro the Lion. It was released on May 25, 2004, on Jade Tree Records. The cover artwork was by Jesse LeDoux. It reached #26 on the Top Heatseekers and #24 on the Top Independent Albums charts. [5]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks by David Bazan except "Keep Swinging" (co-written with T.W. Walsh) and "Start Without Me" (T.W. Walsh).

  1. "Bands With Managers"  – 3:46
  2. "Foregone Conclusions"  – 2:27
  3. "The Fleecing"  – 4:41
  4. "Discretion"  – 2:50
  5. "Arizona"  – 4:08
  6. "Keep Swinging"  – 2:53
  7. "Transcontinental"  – 2:38
  8. "I Do"  – 4:11
  9. "A Simple Plan"  – 3:41
  10. "Start Without Me"  – 3:11
  11. "The Poison"  – 3:46

Personnel

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