The only time I’ve been to Vermont I was only passing through on a road trip, cruising through sprawling green landscapes in a rental car with my friend. In the middle of nowhere, we pulled over to enter an abandoned 20th-century three-story manor on the brink of collapse. I’m reminded of this when I prepare to interview Burlington-based musician Greg Freeman, whose twangy, fuzzed-out indie rock epics evoke the same feeling as that experience. His music, like the dilapidated building, feels like residue of a distant era, misplaced and captivating in current time. It’s true of his striking 2022 album I Looked Out, and it’s also true of its follow-up, Burnover, which he’s announcing today.
