Burnout – the third album from Ontario’s Ox – showcases the unique blend of indie rock, alt-country and Americana that garnered critical praise on their previous two albums American Lo Fi and Dust Bowl Revival. Burnout takes the band’s dusty soundscapes to the next level with a more textured and warmer sound that includes elements of psychedelia, drums and reverb soaked guitars, frontman Mark Browning’s distinctively warbled vocals and pop culture references. Burnout features only six new tracks and an older one, a reworking of “Miss Idaho,” but what the album lacks in quantity of tracks it more than makes up for in quality. – Written by JFelton
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