Control is the third full-length album by Pedro the Lion. It was released on April 16, 2002 on Jade Tree Records. It is a concept album about a businessman who is having an extramarital affair, and his untimely death at the hands of his spurned wife. It covers such subject matter as infidelity, parenthood, greed, commercialism, vengeance, and fear of death.

Control
Studio album by Pedro the Lion
Released	April 16, 2002
Recorded	2001
Genre	Indie rock, emo
Length	40:18
Label	Jade Tree (JT1072)
Producer	David Bazan
Pedro the Lion chronology
Progress (2000) Control (2002) Achilles Heel (2004)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.2/10) [3]
Rolling Stone	(favorable) [4]

Track listing

All songs by Bazan except "Penetration" "Magazine" and "Second Best", which were co-written with Casey Foubert.

1. "Options" – 3:56
2. "Rapture" – 3:26
3. "Penetration" – 3:55
4. "Indian Summer" – 3:21
5. "Progress" – 4:09
6. "Magazine" – 4:01
7. "Rehearsal" – 3:48
8. "Second Best" – 6:00
9. "Priests And Paramedics" – 4:35
10. "Rejoice" – 3:11

Personnel

• David Bazan – vocals, drums, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards
• Casey Foubert – bass guitar, keyboards, guitars, percussion
• Design and Illustration by Ryan Clark for Asterik Studio

References