Control | |
Type: | Album |
Artist: | Pedro the Lion |
Cover: | ptl-control.jpg |
Released: | April 16, 2002 |
Recorded: | 2001 |
Genre: | Indie rock, emo |
Length: | 40:18 |
Label: | Jade Tree (JT1072) |
Producer: | David Bazan |
Prev Title: | Progress |
Prev Year: | 2000 |
Next Title: | Achilles Heel |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Control is the third full-length album by Pedro the Lion. It was released on April 16, 2002 on Jade Tree Records. It is a concept album about a businessman who is having an extramarital affair, and his untimely death at the hands of his spurned wife. It covers such subject matter as infidelity, parenthood, greed, commercialism, vengeance, and fear of death.
All songs by Bazan except "Penetration" "Magazine" and "Second Best", which were co-written with Casey Foubert.