David Bazan- Curse Your Branches (2009)

The creative force behind the great indie band Pedro the Lion has finally finished his first proper solo full-length entitled Curse Your Branches. Its a stunning release with some unbelievably intense lyrics such as this:

"Wait just a minute
You expect me to believe
That all this misbehaving
Grew from one enchanted tree?
And helpless to fight it
We should all be satisfied
With this magical explanation
For why the living die
And why it's hard to be
Hard to be, hard to be
A decent human being?"

There is a fascinating, well-written, and in-depth article about Brazan that can be found here.