Produced by Peter Buck (R.E.M.) and Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5), Burn Something Beautiful is Alejandro Escovedo's 12th solo studio album. The album was written, arranged and performed as a true collaboration with Peter and Scott in Portland, OR. The band is rounded out with guitarist Kurt Bloch (Fastbacks), Decembertists' drummer John Moen, Los Lobos' saxophonist Steve Berlin, and singers Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney) and Kelly Hogan (Neko Case).