Fewer Moving Parts is David Bazan's debut EP, released in limited quantities on June 13, 2006.

[4] While officially an EP, Fewer Moving Parts is longer — in total tracks or in runtime — than some albums.

In its first incarnation, "Backwoods Nation" was a Pedro the Lion b-side, featured on the 2002 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.