David Bazan: Sin And Salvation - npr.org
The story of David Bazan is far too easily simplified — a former Christian rock singer documents his own loss of faith in song — but it's nowhere near that easy. For one thing, even when Bazan was at his most devout, his band Pedro the Lion delved deeply into themes of hypocrisy and countless other ways human beings fall short of godly grace.
"Wolves at the Door" tells grim stories, but it's rooted in the spirit of forgiveness.