Havasu (album)

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Havasu
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2022 (2022-01-20)
Length39:40
Label Polyvinyl
Producer
Pedro the Lion chronology
Phoenix
(2019)
Havasu
(2022)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Mojo 6/10 [1]
Paste 7.8/10 [2]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [3]
Uncut 7/10 [4]

Havasu is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Pedro the Lion. It was a surprise release, [5] [6] released on January 20, 2022, through Polyvinyl Record Co.

Contents

It is the sequel to their previous album Phoenix and details songwriter David Bazan's childhood in the city of Lake Havasu City, Arizona [7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by David Bazan; all music is composed by David Bazan; "Don't Wanna Move" co-composed by Erik Walters, "Too Much" co-composed by Andy Fitts.

No.TitleLength
1."Don't Wanna Move"4:03
2."Too Much"3:29
3."First Drum Set"5:17
4."Teenage Sequencer"4:16
5."Own Valentine"3:17
6."Making the Most of It"3:57
7."Old Wisdom"3:21
8."Stranger"4:33
9."Good Feeling"4:46
10."Lost Myself"2:38
Total length:39:40

Personnel

Pedro the Lion

Additional contributors

Notes

  1. "The bike" is custom-made instrument that consists of "various metal objects and strings mounted on a bicycle frame, rigged with contact mics and run through a drone-accentuating pedalboard." [7]

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