Misconstrued Thoughts: Musical Misconstruedness

Seldom a partial product of Pedro the Lion. Takes once again the west coast mellow murmur and enhances it with ever cheerful 60's keyboards... and modern indie guitar and beats. This is an album which you will listen to and instantly fall in love with. Some tunes are quiet straight forward, yet others flow into dream pop with an ambiance which burst into an indie dream pop honesty. Until we meet again is one of the later songs stating "We both have things to do - I'm not any different commitment scares me away". But moment later Romance questions "Who took this Romance and threw it away?" This is one of the greatest gems never appreciated by Indie Main Stream. And if you ever get to see them live, its amazing... a sincerity and vocal equivalent to that of a live Coldplay experience.

Listen to Romance

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Pedro the Lion is one of the great unappreciated Indie bands of Rock and Roll. Coming from the drab northwest coast of North America... they attain this drabness in there music. A melancholy drabness that is enhanced with cheerful warmth of music. This album present a slow meandering through there music. Its chill out music. Pedro's songs tell stories often of people and there issues... When they really get to know you they will Run tells such a story of a vain individual and the struggles of teenage life "Put on what ever makes you feel attractive" it echoes in its chorus. But the greatest highlight of this album is Of Minor Prophets a great ambient acoustic song showing what Pedro the Lion is capable of... telling the story of love and loss... in an non typical way with a non typical song. Head out and pick up this album, you'll be happy as you mellow out to the stories of Pedro...its complexity is found in its simplicity.

Listen to It's Hard to Find a Friend

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You MUST buy this album it will give you chills!!! Great lyrics, great music. OK, your going to listen to this and say "Hey that's Radiohead" Well while the lyrics are kinda similar and even the music style a bit the same all I can say is hey I like Radiohead, more people should copy them! But in reality this is a totally different sounding band. But what makes this album so wonderful is two things. The sincereness with which each album is sung. Its that great kind of music that you have to close your eyes and put all your soul into singing. And that's exactly what is done. For only 3 guys they have put together an unprecedented album. Unintended is the song that almost makes me cry every time I hear it, the song I hope to sing to someone one day. And then the next song Uno smacks you in the face of the true reality of so many relationships with its chorus "You could have been number one, if you'd only took the time, but you threw it all away".

Listen to Showbiz

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Alternative Surf Rock at its best. This album just puts you in a good mood, makes you jump in your car and speed off into the sunset. Without the influence of the Pixies groups such as Nirvana would have never been able to get where they went. The mix of gentle calm surf hooks on songs such as Cecilia Ann and Stormy Weather, mixed with the anger and abuse of songs such as Rock Music shows the diversity an album can have while maintaining a common thread. Some of the strangest lyrics of all time, it is obvious that Frank Black is not a friend of the main stream, but maybe of some alien life form. The Happening - "They got a ranch they call number 51..You can't see it at all unless you are sci-fi"

Listen to Bossanova

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