After his tenure performing as main singer/songwriter in Pedro The Lion, songwriter David Bazan has shed the Lion moniker and released an EP, Fewer Moving Parts, under his own name. The record, released June 13 on Jade Tree, features five songs played twice—once with full instrumentation, then acoustically for those inclined to light candles and tap toes with emotion. Jade Tree will release the EP digitally on July 11. The album jacket features artwork by Zak Sally, a graphic novelist and the bassist for Low. Bazan will bring his new material on tour this summer before he heads back to his home studio in Seattle to work on a full length, tentatively due in 2007. Jade Tree labelmate Micah P. Hinson will join him for the West Coast leg of the tour. Tracklist For Fewer Moving Parts: 01. Selling Advertising 02. How I Remember 03. Fewer Broken Pieces 04. Cold Beer and Cigarettes 05. Backwoods Nation 06. Selling Advertising [acoustic version] 07. How I Remember [acoustic version] 08. Fewer Broken Pieces [acoustic version] 09. Cold Beer and Cigarettes [acoustic version] 10. Backwoods Nation [acoustic version] David Bazan Tour Dates: 06/15 - Chicago, IL - Schubas 06/16 - Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop 06/17 - Toronto, ON - Music Gallery 06/18 - Montreal, QC - Mile End Cultural Center 06/19 - Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear's 06/20 - Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw [early show] 06/21 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's [early show] 06/22 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live 06/23 - Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage 06/24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe Live 06/25 - Newport, KY - Southgate House - Parlor 07/19 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir* 07/20 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall* 07/21 - Chico, CA - Market Cafe* 07/22 - Modesto, CA - Xclamation Festival* 07/23 - Pomona, CA - Glass House* 07/24 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah* 07/25 - Los Angeles, CA - Tangiers* 07/27 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill* 07/29 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern* * With Micah P. Hinson www.davidbazan.com www.riotactmedia.com www.jadetree.com
