Burn Out Mini Trees SKU: RFC263LPC4 Barcode: 810097915954 17.00 £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Run For Cover Records Released Date: 1st March 2024 Buying Format: 12" EP/Mini Album Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Burn Out – the latest release from Mini Trees – is a defiantly euphoric EP with the sonic and emotional bandwidth of a full-length record packed neatly into five new songs from Los Angeles-based songwriter Lexi Vega. Inspired by a relentless touring schedule that followed the release of her 2021 debut album Always In Motion, the songs of Burn Out confront questions of identity, exhaustion, and how to navigate creating art in an industry fixated on commodifying it. A month away from music sparked Vega’s creativity and inspired her to return with long-time friend and producer Jon Joseph. Together they determined to push the limits of Mini Trees’ “bedroom pop” description, opening the door to a number of new collaborators – keys from Zac Rae (Death Cab for Cutie, Lana Del Rey), arrangements from James McAllister (Sufjan Stevens, Taylor Swift), and even bass from longtime family friend Jimmy Johnson (James Taylor, Phil Collins). These songs shimmer in production, even as they’re saturated with the pervasive sense of fractured identity, disillusionment, and otherness that has shaped much of Vega’s sense of self. The overwhelming weight of these disparate identities is reflected in the EP’s cover art – a bed cluttered with clothes she’s chosen not to wear, familial heirlooms and mementos strewn at her feet. Songs like opener “Shapeshifter” exemplify the new, determinatively pop sound Lexi & her team pushed for in these sessions. On the song, Vega contends with her tendency to change herself to blend with her surroundings, ultimately leaving her feeling like an empty shell over pulsating synths and buoyant drums. “Cave” is another album highlight, featuring Medium Build’s Nick Carpenter and little more than an acoustic guitar and some keys. “You’re never going back there” the two singers belt throughout the song’s build, a lament for life’s unlived trajectories despite satisfaction with the one she chose. The irony of Burn Out is that as vulnerably as Vega grapples with her insecurities, this is Mini Trees’ most assertive and intrepid work yet. Gritty guitars rip through polyrhythmic backbeats, Vega’s voice pressed tight to the listener’s ear, dripping often with the gleam of autotune as it flips into breathy falsetto. These are hooks meant to be belted in loud rooms, and arrangements that sparkle as if they were crafted in million-dollar studios. But these songs came mostly out of the same rooms in which Vega made Always in Motion — a testament to the profound artistry and talent that keeps developing despite her fear that at any moment it could all go away. And a sign that perhaps she has a firmer grasp of herself than even she knows. Artist Mini Trees Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Run For Cover Records Buying Options 12" EP/Mini Album Format 12" , EP/Mini Album Condition New Country UK Track Listings Shapeshifter Burn Out Cave (ft. Medium Build) Sabotage Push and Pull Cave (Original) Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Mini Trees and more from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Mini Trees Always In Motion Rock And Pop | Run For Cover Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 17th September 2021 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mini Trees Always In Motion £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Run For Cover Records SKU: RFC222LPC5 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 17th September 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Melvins Houdini Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 14th December 2018 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Melvins Houdini £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP2130 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 14th December 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Fu Manchu Signs of Infinite Power Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Svart | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th April 2024 £20.00 - £21.00 Select options Fu Manchu Signs of Infinite Power £20.00 - £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Svart Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th April 2024 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Screaming Trees Sweet Oblivion Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 7th September 2018 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Screaming Trees Sweet Oblivion £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP101 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 7th September 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Graveyard Johnnys Dead Transmission! Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Bomber Music | 180g, 1LP Released 12th January 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Graveyard Johnnys Dead Transmission! £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Bomber Music SKU: UXB025LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 12th January 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lillingtons, The The Backchannel Broadcast Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Red Scare Industries | 1LP Released 27th August 2021 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lillingtons, The The Backchannel Broadcast £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Red Scare Industries SKU: CCCP106LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th August 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View King Buzzo with Trevor Dunn Gift Of Sacrifice Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Ipecac | 1LP Released 14th August 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders King Buzzo with Trevor Dunn Gift Of Sacrifice £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Ipecac SKU: IPC223LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th August 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gloo How Not To Be Happy Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hassle Records | 1LP Released 27th August 2021 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gloo How Not To Be Happy £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hassle Records SKU: HOFF366LPA Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th August 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Green River Dry As A Bone (Loser Edition) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 22nd January 2019 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Green River Dry As A Bone (Loser Edition) £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1261X Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 22nd January 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gothic Tropic Fast Or Feast Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Old Flame Records | 1LP Released 19th May 2017 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gothic Tropic Fast Or Feast £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Old Flame Records SKU: LPOFR096 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th May 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Young And Heartless The Pull Of Gravity Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hopeless | 1LP Released 9th October 2015 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Young And Heartless The Pull Of Gravity £13.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hopeless SKU: HR2141-1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 9th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
View Product Quick View Mini Trees Always In Motion Rock And Pop | Run For Cover Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 17th September 2021 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mini Trees Always In Motion £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Run For Cover Records SKU: RFC222LPC5 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 17th September 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Melvins Houdini Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 14th December 2018 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Melvins Houdini £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP2130 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 14th December 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Fu Manchu Signs of Infinite Power Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Svart | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th April 2024 £20.00 - £21.00 Select options Fu Manchu Signs of Infinite Power £20.00 - £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Svart Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th April 2024 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Screaming Trees Sweet Oblivion Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 7th September 2018 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Screaming Trees Sweet Oblivion £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP101 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 7th September 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Graveyard Johnnys Dead Transmission! Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Bomber Music | 180g, 1LP Released 12th January 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Graveyard Johnnys Dead Transmission! £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Bomber Music SKU: UXB025LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 12th January 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Lillingtons, The The Backchannel Broadcast Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Red Scare Industries | 1LP Released 27th August 2021 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lillingtons, The The Backchannel Broadcast £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Red Scare Industries SKU: CCCP106LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th August 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View King Buzzo with Trevor Dunn Gift Of Sacrifice Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Ipecac | 1LP Released 14th August 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders King Buzzo with Trevor Dunn Gift Of Sacrifice £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Ipecac SKU: IPC223LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th August 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Gloo How Not To Be Happy Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hassle Records | 1LP Released 27th August 2021 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gloo How Not To Be Happy £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hassle Records SKU: HOFF366LPA Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th August 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Green River Dry As A Bone (Loser Edition) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 22nd January 2019 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Green River Dry As A Bone (Loser Edition) £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1261X Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 22nd January 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Gothic Tropic Fast Or Feast Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Old Flame Records | 1LP Released 19th May 2017 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gothic Tropic Fast Or Feast £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Old Flame Records SKU: LPOFR096 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th May 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Young And Heartless The Pull Of Gravity Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hopeless | 1LP Released 9th October 2015 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Young And Heartless The Pull Of Gravity £13.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hopeless SKU: HR2141-1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 9th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders