Burnt Ones
Burnt Ones' third record "Gift" may be a bit of a surprise to fans on first listen. It's far more psychedelic than their previous work, a potent blend of wide-eyed strummers on shifting sands, punctuated by blinking oscillators, left turns into wispy sound collage and tape manipulations, drug-rug wrapped lushness and telephone whispers from a supremely stoned sounding Mark Tester, our guide through this cultish and at times vaguely sinister headphone-scape. It's a woozy and a woolly one and it's out on Castle Face Records (LP) and Burger Records (cassette) on March 25th, and features original artwork by William Keihn.