Are You Listening?Are You Listening?
Cai Burns’ emergence in lockdown as Blood Wizard was startling in the project’s seemingly instant realisation. Western Spaghetti – his full-length debut – was the sort of record that could have been mistaken for a cult outsider’s work years deep into honing their craft. It’s a deftly balanced mix of quietly forceful hooks, plaintive textures and wry lyricism created awelcoming space to escape amidst the tension of the times.
Every release since has advanced Burns’ reputation as one of the UK underground’s most underrated ears when it comes to arresting hooks and pop smarts.
