Fewer Moving Parts is David Bazan

David Bazan

David Bazan is an indie rock singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Bazan was the lead singer and creative force behind the now-defunct band Pedro the Lion and was the lead singer of Headphones, a band he formed out of his interest in synthesizers...

's debut EP, released in limited quantities on June 13, 2006. It was re-released on 22 May 2007 on Barsuk Records

Barsuk Records

Barsuk Records is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington, started and still managed by the members of the band This Busy Monster, Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, who created the label in 1994 to release their band's material. Its logo is a drawing of a dog holding a...

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The EP was considered a stopgap release to tide fans over until his full-length solo debut. While officially an EP, Fewer Moving Parts is longer — in total tracks or in runtime — than some albums.

The EP features five songs in two forms: first with full instrumentation, then stripped-down acoustic. In its first incarnation, "Backwoods Nation" was a Pedro the Lion

Pedro the Lion

Pedro the Lion was an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. Singer-songwriter David Bazan formed the band in 1995 and represented its main creative force, backed by a varying rotation of collaborating musicians. T. W. Walsh is considered to be the sole official band member besides Bazan. In...

 b-side, featured on the 2002 Jade Tree

Jade Tree

Jade tree may refer to:*the jade plant, Crassula ovata*the dwarf jade plant, Portulacaria afra*Jade Tree...

 compilation Location is Everything, Volume 1. "Cold Beer and Cigarettes", originally known by its alternate title, "The Devil is Beating His Wife", came to light as a 2005 Pedro the Lion demo recording. It was originally slated to be on their now abandoned fifth full-length album, but was re-recorded for Fewer Moving Parts.

Track listing

All songs written by David Bazan

1. "Selling Advertising" – 3:08

   alternate title: "Making It, Faking It, Breaking It"

2. "How I Remember" – 3:13

   alternate title: "Don't Cry, I'm Not Gonna Hurt You"

3. "Fewer Broken Pieces" – 3:23

   alternate title: "Cake and Eat It, Too"

4. "Cold Beer and Cigarettes" – 3:51

   alternate title: "The Devil is Beating His Wife"

5. "Backwoods Nation" – 4:10

   alternate title: "Speeding the Collapse"

6. "Selling Advertising (acoustic)" – 2:48
7. "How I Remember (acoustic)" – 3:17
8. "Fewer Broken Pieces (acoustic)" – 3:23
9. "Cold Beer and Cigarettes (acoustic)" – 3:52
10. "Backwoods Nation (acoustic)" – 3:12

Personnel

• David Bazan – vocals, instruments, recording, and mixing
• Zak Sally
  Zak Sally
  Zak Sally is a bassist and a comic artist. He was formerly the bassist for the bands Low and Enemymine . He is native of Duluth, Minnesota, currently owns and operates his own press, La Mano, in Minneapolis. La Mano serves as a publisher for Sally's works as well as those of other comic artists...
  
   – artwork