The Paste Happiest Hour: David Bazan & Tim Burgess
Illustration by Rob Herrema
Tune in today, Tuesday, May 19, for the latest episode of The Paste Happiest Hour, our daily livestream interview and music show hosted by Paste editor-in-chief Josh Jackson.
Today’s episode begins with David Bazan at 5pm ET, followed by Tim Burgess at 5:25pm ET. As always, we’ll be raising money to help our friends at the Sweet Relief Musician’s Fund provide care for musicians and music industry professionals in need.
First up is Pedro the Lion’s David Bazan. Bazan formed the Seattle band back in 1995 releasing four albums before Bazan released his first of five solo albums, Curse Your Branches, in 2009. Bazan’s latest album, last year’s Phoenix, was the first Pedro the Lion album in 15 years. When Paste named Bazan one of the 100 Greatest Living Songwriters back in 2006, David Dark wrote, “The moving target of his satire is the brainwash we often administer unto ourselves. Like a Dostoevsky for our all-at-once world, Bazan tells the truth and tells it slant.” Watch Bazan perform at the Paste Studio in Decatur, Ga., back in 2010.