What Burns Never Returns is the third album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Don Caballero

Don Caballero

Don Caballero are an American rock group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The group took their name from the character Guy Caballero, portrayed by Joe Flaherty, on the sketch comedy show Second City Television...

, a Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

-based math rock

Math rock

Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...

 band. What Burns Never Returns was released on Touch and Go Records

Touch and Go Records

Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.After its genesis as a hand-made fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s alternative and underground rock scenes, Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous...

 in 1998 and was a reunion of sorts for the band—it was their first album after a two-year hiatus and it marked the return of original bassist Pat Morris

Pat Morris

Patrick Morris is a bass guitarist.Morris was a founding member of the math rock pioneers Don Caballero. Also played guitar in the Northern Bushmen and bass in Six Horse...

.

The album is notable for guitarist Ian Williams' first significant experimentation with pedals and other electronic effects. This style would be prevalent in both Williams' and the band's subsequent work.

Track listing

1. "Don Caballero 3" – 9:42
2. "In the Absence of Strong Evidence to the Contrary, One May Step Out of the Way of the Charging Bull" – 4:35
3. "Delivering the Groceries at 138 Beats Per Minute" – 5:49
4. "Slice Where You Live Like Pie" – 5:09
5. "Room Temperature Suite" – 5:31 medley
   Medley (music)
   In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, usually three, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental. A medley which is a remixed series is called a megamix, often done with tracks...
   
    of the songs "Trey Dog's Acid" and "Room Temperature Lounge", both of which were released as a seven inch single on Touch and Go Records in 1997, then re-released on Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)
   Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)
   Singles Breaking Up is an album by Don Caballero, a Pittsburgh-based math rock band. Singles Breaking Up was released on Touch and Go Records in 1999 and collects songs from five of the band's seven-inch singles, one song from a "various artists" compilation and one previously unreleased song...
   
   in 1999.
6. "The World in Perforated Lines" – 3:52
7. "From the Desk of Elsewhere Go" – 7:51
8. "June Is Finally Here" – 4:56

Personnel

• Don Caballero:
  • Damon Che
    Damon Che
    Damon Che is a rock drummer and guitarist. He has made significant contributions to indie rock and progressive rock through his work with math rock pioneers Don Caballero since 1991...
    
     - drums
    Drum kit
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    ; guitar
    Guitar
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     on some songs including "Delivering the Groceries..."
  • Ian Williams - guitar
  • Pat Morris
    Pat Morris
    Patrick Morris is a bass guitarist.Morris was a founding member of the math rock pioneers Don Caballero. Also played guitar in the Northern Bushmen and bass in Six Horse...
    
     - bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
    
    
  • Mike Banfield
    Mike Banfield
    Mike Banfield is a rock guitarist.Banfield was a founding member of math rock pioneers Don Caballero, playing guitar with the band from 1991 to 1998. Prior to that, Banfield was a member of the popular State College, Pennsylvania band Slag...
    
     - guitar
• Al Sutton - producer
  Record producer
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External links

• TGRec.com What Burns Never Returns on Touch and Go Records