Burning Sister Premiere “Lethe//Oblivion” Video; New Album Ghosts Coming Soon
Last heard from with the 2023 EP Get Your Head Right (review here), Denver, Colorado, now-two-piece Burning Sister are getting ready to unveil the band’s second full-length, Ghosts. The follow-up to 2022’s Mile High Downer Rock (review here) answers some of the ‘gazier aspects of Oct. 2023’s Get Your Head Right EP (review here) while invariably presenting a shift in dynamic as a result of the change to their construction. At some point between Fall ’23 and now, bassist/synthesist/vocalist Steve Miller and drummer Alison Salutz parted ways with guitarist Nathan Rorabaugh (Alamo Black), and instead of an immediate replacement, they’ve opted to continue on as a bass/drum heavy psych rocking duo.
Not the least-bold decision they could make, considering the historical reliance of psychedelia on guitar and the gluttonous amount of wankery one can pull off with it when so inclined/talented. Burning Sister‘s approach in the face of this brings in synth from Miller and highlights the tonal reach of the bass, not just conjuring a meditative feel, but fuzzing it out a bit and giving a hint of something otherworldly from an instrument one tends to think of as being pointedly grounded. Floaty bass? Yeah, a bit, but it’s part of a whole molten thing throughout “Lethe//Oblivion” that retains the post-grunge spirit of Burning Sister‘s first LP in such a way as to make me think the album has more tricks up its sleeve than low-end dynamics. And as I’m curious to find out what that might be, as well as to find out whether the band are looking for another guitar player, the single has apparently done its job, so there you go.
Ghosts is coming soon — I don’t have an exact date; keep eyes on socials — and I’ll hope to have more on it as we get there. Enjoy the video in the meantime:
Burning Sister, “Lethe//Oblivion” video premiere
“Lethe//Oblivion” is the debut single from Burning Sister’s sophomore full-length, “Ghosts.”
Steve Miller – bass/synth/vox
Alison Salutz – drums
Tracked and mixed by Jamie Hillyer at Module Overload
Mastered by Tad Doyle at Witch Ape Studio – Skyway Audio
