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Today, we are premiering New Jersey punk trio Burntmill Ghosts' new single “The Mirror." The track serves as the first preview of the band’s forthcoming sophomore album, due in 2027 via Double Helix Records and SBAM Records.

"Some days, for whatever reason, we don’t like what we see in the mirror," shares vocalist/guitarist Pete Vincelli. "And some days, we just have to grin and bear uncomfortable social situations. So we become something that we’re not. But deep down, we know who we really are and we should simply own it. Stop faking it and just be ourselves. It’s kinda like the ol’ saying, 'those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind."

Recorded at Little Eden Studios in Asbury Park with Pete Steinkopf of The Bouncing Souls, “The Mirror” pairs the band’s melodic punk urgency with a candid message about self-doubt, social discomfort and the pressure to present a version of ourselves that does not feel genuine. The single was mastered by Rufio's Scott Sellers.

The accompanying video brings that internal struggle into an appropriately eerie setting. Filmed inside bassist Ian Egloff’s colonial-era home on the Jersey Shore - a house the band insists is genuinely haunted - the location offered a natural backdrop for a song about appearances, hidden identities and confronting what looks back at you.

“We filmed the video in Ian’s house, which is an old colonial-era home on the Jersey Shore,” Vincelli explains. “And it’s definitely haunted, so it felt like a perfect fit for this song.”

Burntmill Ghosts began taking shape in 2021 when Vincelli and Egloff, formerly of The Fullers, started revisiting a collection of songs they had been developing. Initially fine-tuned around a fire pit over a few beers, the project became a full-fledged band with the addition of drummer Justin Rodrigues. The trio released its debut album, Old Records, through SBÄM Records and Double Helix Records in 2024. Recorded and mixed by Steinkopf and mastered at The Blasting Room by Grammy Award-winning engineer Jason Livermore (Rise Against, NOFX, Descendents and Hot Water Music) the album also featured AJ Martinez of Doc Rotten on drums for three tracks.