Phoenix (Pedro the Lion album)

Phoenix
Studio album by
Pedro the Lion
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2019 (2019-01-18)
Length45:05
LabelPolyvinyl
ProducerAndy D. Park
Pedro the Lion chronology
Achilles Heel
(2004) 		Phoenix
(2019) 		Havasu
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[1]
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4057.5/10[3]
AllMusic[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
Paste8/10[6]
Pitchfork7.6/10[7]
PopMatters8/10[8]
Sputnikmusic[9]

Phoenix is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Pedro the Lion. It was released on January 18, 2019, through Polyvinyl Record Co.

It was the first album released under the name Pedro the Lion since Achilles Heel, which was released in 2004,[7] and serves as the first in an ongoing five installment autobiographical album cycle.[10] Follow up albums about David's growing up years were released in 2022 with Havasu and 2024 with Santa Cruz.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sunrise"1:01
2."Yellow Bike"3:53
3."Clean Up"2:49
4."Powerful Taboo"3:29
5."Model Homes"3:21
6."Piano Bench"1:38
7."Circle K"3:36
8."Quietest Friend"4:23
9."Tracing the Grid"3:16
10."Black Canyon"5:23
11."My Phoenix"3:24
12."All Seeing Eye"2:42
13."Leaving the Valley"6:09

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 10

References

  1. ^ "Any Decent Music Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Mullineaux, Lauren (January 25, 2019). "David Bazan returns to Pedro The Lion in order to rediscover himself on the autobiographical Phoenix". The 405. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Willems, Jasper (January 15, 2019). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  6. ^ Danton, Eric (January 18, 2019). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Haver-Currin, Grayson (January 23, 2019). "Pitchfork Media Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  8. ^ Thiessen, Christopher (January 17, 2019). "David Bazan Rises Like a 'Phoenix' with Pedro the Lion". PopMatters. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  9. ^ "Sputnikmusic Review". Sputnikmusic. January 25, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  10. ^ Spenceley, Haydon. "Phoenix". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  11. ^ "Pedro the Lion Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  12. ^ "Pedro the Lion Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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