David Bazan, the man behind the Pedro the Lion moniker, recently sat down to have his brain thoroughly picked by Alicia Jo Rabins, vocalist of Girls in Trouble. Former Evangelical Christian turned agnostic; Bazan speaks of self-discovery, spirituality, creativity, and his pivotal religious epiphany. From the Christian-influenced songwriting of his first project (Pedro the Lion) to the telling new album, Curse Your Branches (Barsuk), about the loss of one’s pious belief, this interview transcribes Bazan’s intricate quest to seek out the happy medium between art and faith, or rather the lack thereof.

Read the full interview here: Magnet.com!

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