Burnt Paw’s Drifting is as hypnotic as it is beautiful.

The Stafford, England based artist is known for creating heavily atmospheric music that feels both dreamy and earthen. On this release, BP leans much deeper into the dreamy drone qualities of his sound.

On the record, BP took an old thrift store keyboard and utilized it as a backdrop for his soaring, cathartic vocals to improvise and totally ascend over. He holds the keys down on the used instrument long enough that it groans like a haunted harmonium while BP’s vocals call out, rich in reverb, like he’s casting out his soul from atop a great cliff on the seaside.

Granted, the album isn’t quite all as serious as that. In fact, the record is peppered with a sardonic tongue-in-cheek sense of humor, especially the pleading “Oh No! Not Another Folk Song,” of which cracks up this reviewer upon every listen.

Between the album’s ethereal, droning folk-tinged vibes and its biting wit, this record sits somewhere on the same shelf as the works of Ivor Cutler and Joseph Allred. A chilly record perfect for the transition of autumn into winter.

-KH