If you’ve followed Pardoner since their days as film school freshmen making Hüsker Dü-vian hardcore, their ascent to slacker-punk excellence likely snuck up on you. The San Francisco quartet revises their sound subtly, meaning “Peace Loving People”, their fourth record, doesn’t feel like a change-up. But it is—at least if you add up each instance of gnarled heartache (see “Rosemary’s Gone”), each affectionate aspiration (“Doberman”); these outnumber and outshine the cynical critiques and insouciant sneers that, though still present, are no longer the band’s primary M.O. “Peace Loving People” is everything an indie rock record should be; Pardoner can do it all.
released June 23rd, 2023
Max Freeland – Guitar/Vox
River Van Den Berghe – Drums
Trey Flanigan – Guitar/Vox
Colin Burris – Bass
Sinclair Riley – Vox on Trax 3,9,10
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