House of Confusion

House of Confusion is Trace Mountains’ third album and the rugged, earthier follow-up companion to 2020’s Lost in the Country. The songs and arrangements on House of Confusion lean ever-more into the rootsier impulses of Lost in the Country, relying heavily on live recording and instrumentation that features the acoustic guitar and pedal steel. This shift reveals a new, understated complexity within the songs and the tangible, tactile nature of the performances, evoking the free-flowing nature of influences like Tom Petty or Built to Spill, all-throughout imbued with the energy of country icon Emmylou Harris’ cult classic and band favourite, Wrecking Ball. The album is comprised of road songs, rock songs, country songs, religious songs, disco songs, satanic songs, jams and simple tunes, laid out in careful presentation — to use at your leisure.