Folk-Pop trio The Burnt Pines, comprised of singer and lyricist Kris Skovmand, instrumentalist and arranger Aaron Flanders on guitar and banjo, and piano, keyboard player and arranger Miguel Sá Pessoa, soar again with the release of Don’t Look Down, their affecting sophomore album, available now via CEN/The Orchard. With the trio’s core lineup consisting of members based in both the U.S. and Portugal (3187 miles apart), they have skillfully and beautifully demonstrated, in both logistics and craft, the challenges, both professional and deeply personal, a stunning burst of musical creativity, paving the way for Don’t Look Down. Featuring 11 original tracks and the final salvo, an exuberant take on the Jethro Tull classic “Skating Away (On the Thin Ice of the New Day),” the bulk of the LP’s ...