Pedro the Lion and surviving members of the beloved, short-lived ’90s post-hardcore/indie/emo band Lync (who gave their sole album an expanded reissue last year) are releasing a split 7″ on November 1 via Suicide Squeeze, featuring Pedro the Lion’s just-released cover of Lync’s “B” backed by the original Lync song. “Lync struck me as so mysterious and infectious when I first listened in the ’90s, three humans writing and playing at the edge of their collective consciousness,” David Bazan says, “and listening again now, that feeling has grown exponentially.”
Lync’s James Bertram says, “I’m not sure if there are many covers of Lync songs out there. Sam’s vocals shred, and the push/pull of the music can blur together at times, so I imagine it’s difficult to land on an approach. David’s version of this track is a great take, a really awesome minimal contrast to the original and so cool to hear. It’s flattering to be able to share a split release with PTL all these years later, and I think Sam would love it too.”
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