Chicago psych rockers REZN combine classic and modern influences on the follow-up to their 2024 breakout album, Burden. In conjuring a Floydian atmosphere tempered with heavy post-rock riffing and an ultra-smooth vocal style, guitarist/vocalist Rob McWilliams and his bandmates traverse a path for a new generation of lysergic explorers. McWilliams channels Chino Moreno on opener “Rites of Passage,” which revolves around a dizzying stoner riff and features a Pantera-like breakdown. “Transient” opens with an Isis-esque rhythmic progression before multi-instrumentalist Spencer Ouellette slides in with a free-form prog-jazz sax solo. Closer “Terra Preta” goes full Floyd, with electronic reverberations of Eno and Boards of Canada lurking underneath. Our favorite: “Cloudfall” merges Mastodonian riffing with space synths and lap steel in a seamless merging of space rock and Americana.