Joshua Burnside "It's Not Going to be Okay" COLOR:Sea Blue Fleshwater tracked guitars and bass

Fleshwater tracked guitars and bass at God City Studio by Kurt Ballou with assistance from Zach Weeks

Oscars and Golden Globes on his mantel

(It should be noted that Angus' penchant for flannel and denim

for toying with arrangements and intricacies of individual parts

Joshua Burnside "It's Not Going to be Okay" COLOR:Sea Blue Fleshwater tracked guitars and bassHe was trying to survive. The album was born from loss, written in the quiet aftermath of his closest friend Dean Jendoubi's passing. In that stillness, Burnside stripped everything back. Gone were the dense textures and surreal folk tales; what remained were bare, trembling songs that told the truth.