Pedro The Lion

Release Date: 07/20/2018
Format: LP
Label: Jade Tree
Release type:  Indie Exclusive Clear Vinyl LP Release

The Only Reason I Feel Secure is the second EP by Pedro the Lion. Originally released as a 5 track EP in 1999 on Made In Mexico Records, it was re-issued by Jade Tree records in 2001 with 3 bonus tracks which originally constituted the bands's first single - and appear only on the Jade Tree reissue. After a shifting lineup, Pedro the Lion eventually became a one-man outfit. That man is David Bazan. A Seattle native, Bazan cut his teeth playing in hardcore bands before forming Pedro in 1995, taking the band's name from a character he made up for a possible children's book. Under the moniker of Pedro the Lion, Bazan creates melodic pop in the vein of Bedhead, Hayden, and Sebadoh, with a lyrical focus on relationships - with both other people and God. In early 2006, Bazan retired the Pedro moniker to continue on with solo work under his own name.

1. Slow and Steady Wins the Race
2. Simple Economics
3. To Protect the Family Name
4. A Mind of Her Own
5. Never Leave a Job Half Done
6. Eye on the Finish Line
7. Bad Things to Such Good People
8. Winners Never Quit