David Bazan - Curse Your Branches
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http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-passion-of-david-bazan/Content?oid=1169181
If you haven't read that article, do. It gives a really interesting and informative look at David Bazan's life over the last few years–his alcoholism, his doubts, and his gradual fall from faith…
This album basically chronicles said fall, and as such it's a really compelling and personal collection of songs. They pretty overtly question all things religious, which is a deviation from Bazan's earlier and perhaps more nuanced lyrics, the main feature of which was always a strained sort of tension between his faith and his doubt. The tug-of-war between his…