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'''''Santa Cruz''''' is a studio album by [[Pedro the Lion]]. Released on June 7, 2024<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 2, 2024|magazine=TrebleZine |title=Pedro the Lion announces new album, Santa Cruz |url=https://www.treblezine.com/pedro-the-lion-announces-new-album-santa-cruz/ |language=en-US}}</ref> it is the seventh Pedro the Lion LP and forms their third in a planned five album arc following 2019's [[Phoenix (Pedro the Lion album)|Phoenix]] and 2022's [[Havasu (album)|Havasu]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ourculturemag.com/2024/04/02/pedro-the-lion-announces-new-album-santa-cruz-shares-new-single-modesto/|title=Pedro the Lion Announces New Album 'Santa Cruz', Shares New Single 'Modesto'|author=Konstantinos Pappis|magazine=Our Culture Mag|date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> Santa Cruz forms part of an autobiographical telling of the lead singer [[David Bazan]]'s adolescence, focusing on a year spent in [[Santa Cruz, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallace Baine |date=July 17, 2024 |title=Who is Pedro the Lion? And why is his new album called 'Santa Cruz'? |url=http://lookout.co/who-is-pedro-the-lion-and-why-is-his-new-album-called-santa-cruz/story |website=Lookout.co |language=en-US}}</ref> |
'''''Santa Cruz''''' is a studio album by [[Pedro the Lion]]. Released on June 7, 2024<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 2, 2024|magazine=TrebleZine |title=Pedro the Lion announces new album, Santa Cruz |url=https://www.treblezine.com/pedro-the-lion-announces-new-album-santa-cruz/ |language=en-US}}</ref> it is the seventh Pedro the Lion LP and forms their third in a planned five album arc following 2019's [[Phoenix (Pedro the Lion album)|Phoenix]] and 2022's [[Havasu (album)|Havasu]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ourculturemag.com/2024/04/02/pedro-the-lion-announces-new-album-santa-cruz-shares-new-single-modesto/|title=Pedro the Lion Announces New Album 'Santa Cruz', Shares New Single 'Modesto'|author=Konstantinos Pappis|magazine=Our Culture Mag|date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> Santa Cruz forms part of an autobiographical telling of the lead singer [[David Bazan]]'s adolescence, focusing on a year spent in [[Santa Cruz, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallace Baine |date=July 17, 2024 |title=Who is Pedro the Lion? And why is his new album called 'Santa Cruz'? |url=http://lookout.co/who-is-pedro-the-lion-and-why-is-his-new-album-called-santa-cruz/story |website=Lookout.co |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Album Art == |
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The cover art for Santa Cruz features abstract snippets of various places in Santa Cruz, California. This is similar to the way the previous albums in the set looked each with different color schemes. Many fans noticed that these abstract pieces are now doing more then function as standalone snippets overlaying each other now. Starting with the Santa Cruz album they now appear to be forming the basic features of someone's face. <ref>{{Cite web |last=familytiesmanman |date=2024-04-03 |title=Anyone else notice the Santa Cruz album cover is starting to look like a face? |url=http://www.reddit.com/r/pedrothelion/comments/1buzf62/anyone_else_notice_the_santa_cruz_album_cover_is/ |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=r/pedrothelion}}</ref> |
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All three albums in the set feature small photos of young David Bazan mixed in with the artwork. As of Santa Cruz there appears to be more going on with a person on the cover rather then just landscapes and other inanimate objects. |
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== Music Videos == |
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There have been videos made for "Modesto," "Don't Cry Now," and "Spend Time." |
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== Live Performance == |
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David took a major performance change on the tour promoting Santa Cruz by becoming the band's drummer instead of the bass player. At the beginning of the Santa Cruz tour the song "Tall Pines" often lead straight into "Modal Homes" off Phoenix. This further established the multiple ways Phoenix, Havasu, and Santa Cruz work together musically. Previously the end of the Phoenix album had the same guitar sound as the opening lines of Havasu. |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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Santa Cruz is a studio album by Pedro the Lion. Released on June 7, 2024[1] it is the seventh Pedro the Lion LP and forms their third in a planned five album arc following 2019's Phoenix and 2022's Havasu.[2] Santa Cruz forms part of an autobiographical telling of the lead singer David Bazan's adolescence, focusing on a year spent in Santa Cruz, California.[3]
Album Art
The cover art for Santa Cruz features abstract snippets of various places in Santa Cruz, California. This is similar to the way the previous albums in the set looked each with different color schemes. Many fans noticed that these abstract pieces are now doing more then function as standalone snippets overlaying each other now. Starting with the Santa Cruz album they now appear to be forming the basic features of someone's face. [4]
All three albums in the set feature small photos of young David Bazan mixed in with the artwork. As of Santa Cruz there appears to be more going on with a person on the cover rather then just landscapes and other inanimate objects.
Music Videos
There have been videos made for "Modesto," "Don't Cry Now," and "Spend Time."
Live Performance
David took a major performance change on the tour promoting Santa Cruz by becoming the band's drummer instead of the bass player. At the beginning of the Santa Cruz tour the song "Tall Pines" often lead straight into "Modal Homes" off Phoenix. This further established the multiple ways Phoenix, Havasu, and Santa Cruz work together musically. Previously the end of the Phoenix album had the same guitar sound as the opening lines of Havasu.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[5] |
| Paste | 7.7/10[6] |
| Firenote | 3.5/5[7] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[8] |
Writing for NPR, Anne Powers described Santa Cruz as the boldest of Pedro the Lion's most recent albums. Stating that Bazan's voice "has never been more relaxed and evocative" and drawing comparisons with other albums featuring songwriters' explorations of their own youths such as The Sunset Tree (The Mountain Goats), Carrie & Lowell (Sufjan Stevens) and good kid, m.A.A.d city (Kendrick Lamar).[9]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by David Bazan; all music is composed by David Bazan with Erik Walters & Andy D. Park[10]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It'll All Work Out" | 3:12 | ||
| 2. | "Santa Cruz" | 2:40 | ||
| 3. | "Little Help" | 3:05 | ||
| 4. | "Tall Pines" | 2:58 | ||
| 5. | "Don't Cry Now" | written with Andy Fitts | keys by Andy Fitts | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Remembering" | 2:52 | ||
| 7. | "Teacher's Pet" | written with Charles Chace | 3:58 | |
| 8. | "Parting" | 3:28 | ||
| 9. | "Modesto" | 3:54 | ||
| 10. | "Spend Time" | 2:36 | ||
| 11. | "Only Yesterday" | 3:34 | ||
| Total length: | 36:00 | |||
References
- ^ "Pedro the Lion announces new album, Santa Cruz". TrebleZine. April 2, 2024.
- ^ Konstantinos Pappis (April 2, 2024). "Pedro the Lion Announces New Album 'Santa Cruz', Shares New Single 'Modesto'". Our Culture Mag.
- ^ Wallace Baine (July 17, 2024). "Who is Pedro the Lion? And why is his new album called 'Santa Cruz'?". Lookout.co.
- ^ familytiesmanman (2024-04-03). "Anyone else notice the Santa Cruz album cover is starting to look like a face?". r/pedrothelion. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
- ^ Patric Fallon (June 17, 2024). "Pedro the Lion: Santa Cruz". Pitchfork.
- ^ Eric R Danton (June 6, 2024). "David Bazan Comes of Age on Pedro the Lion's Santa Cruz". Paste.
- ^ Christopher Anthony (June 11, 2024). "Pedro The Lion: Santa Cruz [Album Review]". Firenote.
- ^ Randall Cunningham (June 11, 2024). "Pedro The Lion | Santa Cruz". Sputnikmusic.
- ^ Rose Woods (June 11, 2024). "Pedro the Lion's youthful nostalgia is quietly transformational". NPR Music.
- ^ Santa Cruz (Media notes). Polyvinyl Records. 2024.
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