David Bazan - Curse Your Branches (2009)

David Bazan is an indie-rock singer/songwriter from Seattle, Washington (USA); also known for his old band Pedro The Lion which was disbanded in 2006 when he began to pursue his solo career.

Curse Your Branches is the first full-length album by David Bazan, the front-man of the indie rock band Pedro the Lion. It was released on September 1, 2009, on Barsuk Records. It is rated 82/100 by critics on Metacritic, earning it the distinction of "universal acclaim".

The album was recorded from early 2008 to mid-2009 by David Bazan in his basement studio near Seattle, Washington. Additional recording, mixing, and mastering was done by long-time collaborator and former Pedro the Lion member T. W. Walsh at his studio in Massachusetts.

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #116 on the Billboard 200 the week of its release.

The same day as this album was released, Bazan also put out a single covering Bob Dylan's "The Man in Me" backed with Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".