THINK LIKE A KEY MUSIC

When Chris P. James and the Burrito Brothers say "time machine," they're not kidding around. Using the same AI wizardry that reunited The Beatles with John Lennon, they've invited the late Gram Parsons to sing lead on two tracks—the ultimate cosmic country séance. This rhinestone-studded DeLorean makes stops across five decades of musical history: from Charles Mingus jazz motifs opening their reimagined "A Whiter Shade of Pale" to the prog-psych odyssey "Tales of Desire" that wouldn't sound out of place on a King Crimson album. Original Flying Burrito Brothers Jon Corneal and Ian Dunlop climb aboard for "Used To Do," guitar slinger Bob Hatter sets fire to "Whiskey Woman," and somewhere in the musical multiverse, Timothy B. Schmit smiles as they gently land with his "Right Where We Belong." Time travel has never sounded this good, nor has country-rock ever stretched this far into the future while keeping one boot firmly planted in its glorious past.