Burning My Travels Clean is an album by Rocky Votolato

Rocky Votolato

Rocky Votolato is an American singer-songwriter. He was born in Dallas, Texas on March 8, 1977. He was raised in a small town called Frost, roughly 50 miles south of Dallas, until the age of 13. After his parents were divorced, his mother remarried and moved the family to the Pacific Northwest...

. It was released on April 16, 2002 by the independent label Second Nature Recordings

Second Nature Recordings

Second Nature Recordings is an independent record label based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It specialises in indie rock and punk and co-releases vinyl pressings for other labels...

. The album incorporates a number of folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 elements (the predominance of acoustic guitar, the use of fiddle, and lyrics centered around the loneliness or isolation of the singer and his impoverished background), but also contains clear strains of rock music

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

. The major themes of the album include his relationship with his wife and his dedication to music. The album received very little press upon its release, going unmentioned by both the independent and mainstream music critic publications.

Track listing

All tracks by Rocky Votolato

Rocky Votolato

Rocky Votolato is an American singer-songwriter. He was born in Dallas, Texas on March 8, 1977. He was raised in a small town called Frost, roughly 50 miles south of Dallas, until the age of 13. After his parents were divorced, his mother remarried and moved the family to the Pacific Northwest...

1. "Crabtree And Evelyn" – 4:06
2. "Holding Onto Water" – 3:47
3. "October" – 3:03
4. "Like Silver" – 4:03
5. "Without Eyes Still Seeing" – 1:58
6. "Don't Walk Out On Me" – 4:27
7. "Treasure Chest" – 4:07
8. "Swallowing Swords" – 2:51
9. "Like A Mother" – 3:32
10. "Deep In The Earth" – 4:42
11. "I Remember Music" – 4:13

Personnel

• Matt Bayles – Producer, Engineer
• Ed Brooks – Mastering
• Dan Dean – Drums, Art Direction, Design
• Jeff Lopez – Photography
• James Mendenhall – Piano
• Kevin Suggs – Pedal Steel
• Rosanne Thomas – Vocals (bckgr)
• Troy Tietjen – Assistant Engineer
• Cody Votolato – Guitar (Electric)
• Rocky Votolato – Guitar, Vocals
• Seth Warren – Violin