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2002 studio album by Pedro the Lion
Control
Studio album by Pedro the Lion
ReleasedApril 16, 2002
Recorded2001
GenreIndie rock, emo
Length40:18
LabelJade Tree (JT1072)
ProducerDavid Bazan
Pedro the Lion chronology
Progress
(2000) 		Control
(2002) 		Achilles Heel
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Pitchfork Media(7.2/10)
Rolling Stone(favorable)

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.

Track listing

All songs by Bazan except "Penetration" "Magazine" and "Second Best", which were co-written with Casey Foubert.

  1. "Options" – 3:56
  2. "Rapture" – 3:26
  3. "Penetration" – 3:55
  4. "Indian Summer" – 3:21
  5. "Progress" – 4:09
  6. "Magazine" – 4:01
  7. "Rehearsal" – 3:48
  8. "Second Best" – 6:00
  9. "Priests And Paramedics" – 4:35
  10. "Rejoice" – 3:11

Personnel

References

  1. "Control by Pedro The Lion". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. Bregman, Adam. Control at AllMusic
  3. "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  4. Rolling Stone review
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