Pitchfork

[Posted Monday, October 27th, 2003 04:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

Continuing the limited but growing tradition of independent artists getting in the holiday spirit, Suicide Squeeze will be releasing the second in a series of Pedro The Lion Christmas singles this November. Last years seven-inch offering featured somberizations of the standards "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" and "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." This time around, Pedro's David Bazan continues the traditionwith "The First Noel" on the a-side, and a cover of Low's Christmas original "Long Way Around the Sea" on the flip. I know that last song is a Christmas song, see, 'cause it was originally found on Low's 1999 holiday album, entitled Christmas. The single will be a limited release of 3000 copies pressed on Christmasy snow-white vinyl-- not that coal-black shit all the bad kids have to listen to.

As previously reported, Pedro the Lion are on the road a bit in November (see previous story for the dates), and then will be spending the chilly winter months recording a new album. Bazan has also contributed a vocal track to the new Six Parts Seven remix album, and, in the most exciting and unexpected news of all... Suicide Squeeze is making sure you're fashionable this holiday season as you exercise your indie chic with a Pedro the Lion (or Modest Mouse) tote bag. The only question: will it meet with the discerning tastes of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's Fab Five?