PEDRO THE LION AND LYNC ANNOUNCE SPLIT 7″ B

OUT NOVEMBER 1, 2024

 

~LISTEN: “B” (PEDRO THE LION COVERS LYNC)~

 

~PRE-ORDER 7″ B~

 

Last year, legendary Washington band Lync unexpectedly returned to the conversation. A reissue of the act’s cult favorite 1994 album, These Are Not Fall Colors, became a 2023 punk highlight, the band’s sole post-hardcore opus available to the masses after spending many years a rare collectible. Today, the trio announces a split 7″ with Pedro The Lion‘s David Bazan, out November 1 via Suicide Squeeze Records. In addition to Lync’s original version of the song “B,” it features a quiet, earthy cover from Bazan, who twists the clattering original to sound more like Phil Elverum than Ian MacKaye. The limited physical run will be printed on colored vinyl, contrasting gloomy sounds with verdant tones.

On the reimagining, Bazan shares: “Lync struck me as so mysterious and infectious when i first listened in the 90s, three humans writing and playing at the edge of their collective consciousness, and listening again now, that feeling has grown exponentially. i’m beyond honored to contribute to this single release.”

James Bertram of Lync also shares: “I’m not sure if there are many covers of lync songs out there. Sam’s vocals shred, and the push/ pull of the music can blur together at times, so I imagine it’s difficult to land on an approach. David’s version of this track is a great take, a really awesome minimal contrast to the original and so cool to hear. It’s flattering to be able to share a split release with PTL all these years later, and I think Sam would love it too.”

 

 

The early ‘90s Olympia trio Lync harnessed the same raw energy and passionate discord of the era’s San Diego and DC chapters of post-hardcore while building their songs on the foundation of the Pacific Northwest indie rock scene’s clever hooks and sophisticated melodies. In celebration of the recent reissue of Lync’s sole LP, These Are Not Fall Colors, singer-songwriter David Bazan has re-envisioned the album opener “B” under his Pedro the Lion moniker, stripping away the celebratory distortion and riotous clamor of the original for a hushed acoustic rendition in line with Bazan’s most austere slow-core moments. Paired together as a 7” single on Suicide Squeeze Records, these two versions of “B” highlight the multifaceted power of the original song, with Pedro the Lion’s version elevating its fundamental melodic weight, idiosyncratic chord structure, and poetic power, and the original Lync version reminding us how their distinctive brand of expressive dissonance and adrenalized execution transformed their cerebral pop songs into jagged masterpieces of the post-Nevermind punk underground. The initial vinyl pressing is limited to 750 copies—300 copies on Transparent Blue (Suicide Squeeze Records exclusive), and 450 copies on Opaque Purple vinyl.