An affecting folk-ready expanse takes hold on “Burning Man,” a recent track from Budd Jeepers, the new project from Kyle Imes (of Deepest Bison). The Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter describes the release as “about embracing going crazy to the point of being motivated by it.”
Frolicking acoustic strums convey an enjoyable vibrancy to start, complemented by an introspective vocal emergence: “All last summer in case you don’t recall / I was shot down climbing the city walls.” Sounding like a cross between Van Morrison and Thom Yorke, tonally, in the soulful maneuvering to the “burning man” elongation, the production is further bolstered by click-clacking rhythms and harmonious vocal that swell into its sating conclusion. Lyrically, the track captivates with a feverish defiance — its mantra “you’re the burning man” embodying a psyche that embraces madness and volatility as power rather than surrender.
“Burning Man” is amongst the many highlights on Budd Jeepers’ full-length album THEVOICEOFAFULLGROWNIDIOT, streaming below:
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
