It’s been a whopping eight years between albums for local bluegrass band the Tanglers, who made a promising debut with Backwards Burner in 2016. Back for the sophomore effort is nearly the same lineup, but with an evolved musical approach—less traditional and more into progressive bluegrass.

It’s quite literally that on the album’s nine-minute finale, which fuses prog rock and bluegrass: “Lonesome Brick” is a three-part suite built around themes from Pink Floyd’s The Wall, which sounds on paper like an occasion for gimmickry. Instead, they seize on the melodic strength of the Floyd tunes, and their suite is more about mood than daredevil solos—though they throw a couple of those in for good measure. Their original instrumentals also have a progressive bent: “Bluegrass” and “Hashbrown Blues” have the requisite hot soloing, but also have plenty of melody flying around; their prominent use of a dobro puts a different spin on the traditional sound.

While the band is strictly acoustic, their vocals have a rockier feel. Once again, they cover a New Orleans classic; last time it was “Cissy Strut” and here it’s “Working in a Coal Mine,” where they nail the groove so well you barely noticed that it’s an acoustic guitar holding down the rhythm. The album’s standout, “Outta Town” is simply a terrific rock and roll song; one can imagine any number of hip Americana bands doing it. Not far behind is “Possum’s in the Dog Food” which addresses the dilemma of, well, a possum in the dog food. It is far and away the best song ever written on the subject.