I am a big fan of progressive rock, space rock and metal. Those three styles of music all play a role in the sonic tapestry produced by this group. So, as you might guess, I really enjoy this new record. There is plenty of shoegaze, fuzz and psychedelia here, too. The name of the group is a shortened version of Charlottas Burning Trio.

Not only is the music here artistic and captivating, but the record itself is gorgeous. In fact, it's so stunning that I've done one of our MSJ bonus material videos on it. I should also mention that I list the sides of the record in the track by track as "Side One" and just "Two," because that's how it's listed on the back cover of the record. 

Here is that MSJ bonus video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoWevfVUXyY

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This pounds in heavy and driving. It's got a real space rock feel to it. The vocals come across in an almost dreamy way, adding to that space reference. There is some scorching hot prog meets hard rock guitar soloing further down the musical road here. It drops back to a mellower movement later. There is a definitely a dream-pop kind of vibe to it when it does. It turns toward psychedelia as the vocals drop away. It continues to evolve from there in a more proggy way. They take it through all kinds of cool explorations as they continue. This is artsy, spacey, psychedelic and yet heavy. It's also powerfully compelling.

Heavy metallic chording that starts this might make you think you just put on a Candlemass album, but the shoegaze styled sounds that emerge will smash that misconception. It works through some changes before dropping back to an ambient soundscape to continue. It gradually builds up with spacey prog textures. It eventually builds out to a heavier sort of space rock jam, but that change is so organic that you don't really notice the increments involved. It turns quite heavy at the end.