Moving through VII, you discover yourself immersed deep in the woods, far into the mountains, and transported to another world. Centered on bluegrass and folk but hardly tied to it, Blitzen Trapper find a way to step forward and backward at the same time, and the music is as much modern as it is classic. Frontman Eric Earley is a storyteller’s storyteller, evoking deep, rich images that take hold immediately. “Oregon Geography,” with its distorted, raw nature, takes a hip-hop, downtempo approach to old-time bluegrass that is both strange and magnificent. “Faces Of You” blends psychedelic guitar riffs with a slow, easy pace that will have you hitting the repeat button, and “Heart Attack” recalls the kind of bluesy, gritty rock of Exile on Main St. Yes, it’s that good.