Strange Negotiations

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Strange Negotiations
Studio album by David Bazan
Released May 24th, 2011
Recorded November–December 2010, Bazan's home studio, Seattle, Washington, United States
Genre Indie rock
Language English
Label Barsuk
David Bazan chronology

Live at Electrical Audio
(2010)		 Strange Negotiations
(2011)

Strange Negotiations is David Bazan's second full length studio album. It was released on May 24, 2011.[1][2] The recording of the album began in early November 2010, and was funded by allowing fans to purchase a pre-order of the album along with an exclusive T-shirt priced to allow sufficient money for Bazan to take time off of touring.[3] This is the first time David Bazan has released a studio album prominently featuring musicians other than himself since Pedro the Lion's Achilles Heel. Recording and mixing of the album were finished December 24, 2010, and it was subsequently mastered by longtime collaborator T.W. Walsh. The album peaked at number 32 on Billboard Magazine's Top Rock Album charts.[4]

Track listing

All songs written by David Bazan, except Eating Paper and Messes: words by David Bazan, music by Jason Martin and David Bazan

  1. "Wolves at the Door"
  2. "Level With Yourself"
  3. "Future Past"
  4. "People"
  5. "Virginia"
  6. "Eating Paper"
  7. "Messes"
  8. "Don't Change"
  9. "Strange Negotiations"
  10. "Won't Let Go"

Reception

The album has received a lot of attention from various sources, almost all lauding his return to a fuller sound with a full band. He received a small piece on NPR's "All Things Considered" which focused more on the singer/songwriter than the new album.[5] The Onion's AV club gave the album a "B."[6] Paste Magazine gave the album an 8.4.[7] The Daily Rupert's Luke Zwanziger was more critical, lauding the sound of the sophomore album, stating about the title track,

"This is Bazan at his best, where his lyrics hit you at the heart coming from a very personal place."

But while lauding the sound, critically came down giving a "Download or Dumpster" rating stating: "If you can critically evaluate Bazan’s aching rallies against his upbringing with a few hundred grains of salt, I say download the album, otherwise, toss it and move onto something more edifying."[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Bazan: Strange Negotiations". Davidbazan.com. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2012-05-22. 
  2. ↑ "News - FIRST IMPRESSIONS: David Bazan, "Strange Negotiations"". FILTER Magazine. Retrieved 2012-05-22. 
  3. ↑ "I Helped Bazan Make A Record!". Davidbazan.com. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2012-05-22. 
  4. ↑ "David Bazan". AllMusic. 2006-07-27. Retrieved 2012-05-22. 
  5. ↑ Bazan, David (2011-05-24). "David Bazan: Fighting His Conscience". NPR. Retrieved 2012-05-22. 
  6. ↑ Williams, Christian (2011-06-07). "David Bazan: Strange Negotiations | Music | Music Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2012-05-22. 
  7. ↑ "David Bazan: Strange Negotiations :: Music :: Reviews :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2012-05-22. 
  8. ↑ Posted by Luke Z (2011-06-04). "Vinyl, Disk, Download, or Dumpster – STRANGE NEGOTIATIONS by David Bazan « The Daily Rupert". Thedailyrupert.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-05-22. 

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