Pedro The Lion have released a surprise record, Havasu today. The record opens on a cinematic note, with “Don’t Wanna Move.” “I was psyched to open this record with it,” the band say regarding the track. “I’m trying to have a flow between the records, so if people want to engage with that, there’s something there.” Previous record Phoenix fits together with Havasu as a completed exposition in a traditional three-act structure, though the story isn’t complete yet. “I want to paint a picture of how my family and parents and everyone I love got coopted by nationalistic, authoritarian religion,” he says. “I’m planting the seeds for that, and my own culpability is part of it.” Pedro The Lion cultivates the nature of returning to Havasu, mentally and musically with this record.. “It gave me the...