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Debut from BU music majors

Kevin Mohl and the Burning Sensation, the popular alt-rock band that’s been lighting up local venues this past year, are releasing their debut album The Adventures of Kevin Mohl and the Burning Sensation. Each track showcases a different aspect of their eccentric musical background.

Comprised of various music majors from Indianapolis’ Butler University, each musician offers a distinctive sound that bleeds throughout this flawless and professionally mixed album.

Guitarist Kevin Mohl has an intimate style of performance that is as personal as Bob Dylan but as rockin’ out as Jimi Hendrix. The same goes for the rest of the band, from Craig Wolka’s walking bass lines in songs like “Ride” to the rain pattering solo keyboards of Michael Douce in the infectious and sultry “Devil in Disguise.” Josh Lingenfelter cleans up with his cool drumming. Dan Walt came to the band as a lead guitar player but proved more comfortable on violin. Hooked into an electric guitar amp, Walt’s fiddle penetrates through the pop songs like a needle, giving them a bluegrass, dust bowl-era feel. The album’s second track, “Jack and Jill,” is the best example of how all these talents make for a fast-paced, world music beat with elements of country and rock.

Mohl’s music (see www.kmandthebs.com) is what it’s like to be young, careless and drunk and the sobering sensation that we’ve all experienced as we approach adulthood. Although a majority of the songs appeal to college students who escape from their weekday stress with weekend binges, there’s a worldly appreciation for all types of slackers in between the lines.