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 Caspian Dust And Disquiet Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Triple Crown Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 2nd August 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Caspian Dust And Disquiet £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Triple Crown Records SKU: TCR21VLGW Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 2nd August 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Balance And Composure Too Quick To Forgive – EP Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Memory Music/ Run For Cover | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released 12th July 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Balance And Composure Too Quick To Forgive – EP £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Memory Music/ Run For Cover SKU: MM36LPC5 Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released Date: 12th July 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dashboard Confessional Places You Have Come To Fear The Most Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hangman Records | 1LP Released 31st July 2020 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dashboard Confessional Places You Have Come To Fear The Most £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hangman Records SKU: HNR009LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Big Boys Where’s My Towel / Industry Standard Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Touch and Go Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th March 2024 £29.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Big Boys Where’s My Towel / Industry Standard £29.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Touch and Go Records SKU: TG370LPC1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th March 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Protomartyr Relatives In Descent (Indies Only) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Domino | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 22nd September 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Protomartyr Relatives In Descent (Indies Only) £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Domino SKU: WIGLP402X Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 22nd September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Melvins, The The Bulls & The Bees + Electroretard Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Ipecac | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th May 2023 £31.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Melvins, The The Bulls & The Bees + Electroretard £31.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Ipecac SKU: IPC255LP Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Footballhead Overthinking Everything Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Tiny Engines | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 1st March 2024 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Footballhead Overthinking Everything £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Tiny Engines SKU: LPTE206C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 1st March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Spill Top Ten Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | No Sleep Records | 1LP Released 16th December 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Spill Top Ten £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: No Sleep Records SKU: NSR171V Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th December 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View GLAAS Qualm Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Static Shock | 1LP, Includes Poster Released 19th August 2022 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders GLAAS Qualm £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Static Shock SKU: SSR092 Formats: 1LP, Includes Poster Released Date: 19th August 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View Get Up Kids, The Something To Write Home About – 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Polyvinyl | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 20th September 2024 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Get Up Kids, The Something To Write Home About – 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition £36.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Polyvinyl SKU: PRC497LP Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 20th September 2024 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 Caspian Dust And Disquiet Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Triple Crown Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 2nd August 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Caspian Dust And Disquiet £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Triple Crown Records SKU: TCR21VLGW Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 2nd August 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Balance And Composure Too Quick To Forgive – EP Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Memory Music/ Run For Cover | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released 12th July 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Balance And Composure Too Quick To Forgive – EP £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Memory Music/ Run For Cover SKU: MM36LPC5 Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released Date: 12th July 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Dashboard Confessional Places You Have Come To Fear The Most Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hangman Records | 1LP Released 31st July 2020 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dashboard Confessional Places You Have Come To Fear The Most £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hangman Records SKU: HNR009LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Big Boys Where’s My Towel / Industry Standard Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Touch and Go Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th March 2024 £29.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Big Boys Where’s My Towel / Industry Standard £29.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Touch and Go Records SKU: TG370LPC1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th March 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket
View Product Quick View Protomartyr Relatives In Descent (Indies Only) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Domino | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 22nd September 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Protomartyr Relatives In Descent (Indies Only) £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Domino SKU: WIGLP402X Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 22nd September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Melvins, The The Bulls & The Bees + Electroretard Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Ipecac | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th May 2023 £31.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Melvins, The The Bulls & The Bees + Electroretard £31.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Ipecac SKU: IPC255LP Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Footballhead Overthinking Everything Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Tiny Engines | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 1st March 2024 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Footballhead Overthinking Everything £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Tiny Engines SKU: LPTE206C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 1st March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Spill Top Ten Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | No Sleep Records | 1LP Released 16th December 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Spill Top Ten £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: No Sleep Records SKU: NSR171V Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th December 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View GLAAS Qualm Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Static Shock | 1LP, Includes Poster Released 19th August 2022 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders GLAAS Qualm £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Static Shock SKU: SSR092 Formats: 1LP, Includes Poster Released Date: 19th August 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
Matt's picks View Product Quick View Get Up Kids, The Something To Write Home About – 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Polyvinyl | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 20th September 2024 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Get Up Kids, The Something To Write Home About – 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition £36.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Polyvinyl SKU: PRC497LP Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 20th September 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders