Burning Paint is Paranoid Image's first full album. Recording began in January 2018 and was released in June 2018.

Aside from one cover song, our premiere album is comprised of all original music created by members of Paranoid Image. The sound... we've termed the phrase "acoustic alternative". This is because we set out to create fun, memorable, dance-inspiring, melodic, rhythmic and often emotional music using mostly acoustic instrumentation that comes together in a very surprising and unexpected way. The songs on this album touch numerous genres, from bossa nova and grunge to tango, disco, and bachata... and some nice ballads too!

There are two or three percussionists on each song, playing mostly hand drums or other Latin-style drums, as well as mandolin on each song, banjo on some, plus guitar and the grand piano. These provide the interesting and creative music as the foundation for our singer's otherworldly and very unique voice.

Outside the acoustic / percussion realm to which we normally stick, the disco song, "Safest Place", features electric guitar and high-hat and the grunge song, "Guitar Jam", features electric guitars and electric bass.

As one great musician said after asking us what type of music we play at one of our shows (and we said "it's hard to explain"), he heard it and said, "Well, I still don't know what the hell to call it, but I LOVED IT!" For our first album - we believe you will too!

The CD contains a full booklet with all of the lyrics as well as incredible artwork on each page. The artwork belongs to world-renowned artist Xi Zhang. We are grateful for his stunning artwork!