How Do You Burn?

How Do You Burn? is the ninth studio album by American rock band the Afghan Whigs. The album was released on September 9, 2022, through BMG Rights Management,^[3] making it their first album since 1998's 1965 to not be released under Sub Pop.

How Do You Burn?
Studio album by The Afghan Whigs
Released	September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)
Genre	Classic rock classic pop[1] psychedelic rock[2]
Length	39:35
Label	Royal Cream BMG
Producer	Greg Dulli Christopher Thorn
The Afghan Whigs chronology
In Spades (2017) How Do You Burn? (2022)
Singles from How Do You Burn?
"I'll Make You See God" Released: February 22, 2022 "The Getaway" Released: May 3, 2022 "A Line of Shots" Released: July 20, 2022

Three singles were released by the band ahead of the album's release: "I'll Make You See God", "The Getaway", and "A Line of Shots".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10[4]
Metacritic	82/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
American Songwriter	[6]
Classic Rock	[2]
Glide Magazine	[7]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10[8]
Mojo	[9]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[10]
PopMatters	8/10[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Record Collector	[13]
Uncut	[1]

How Do You Burn? received critical acclaim from contemporary music critics upon its release. On review aggregator website, Metacritic, How Do You Burn? has an average rating of 82 out of 100 indicating "universal acclaim based on eight critic reviews".^[5] On AnyDecentMusic?, the album has an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 based on eight reviews.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greg Dulli.

How Do You Burn? track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'll Make You See God"	4:52
2.	"The Getaway"	3:05
3.	"Catch a Colt"	4:23
4.	"Jyja"	4:29
5.	"Please, Baby, Please"	3:49
6.	"A Line of Shots"	3:27
7.	"Domino and Jimmy"	3:52
8.	"Take Me There"	4:07
9.	"Concealer"	2:42
10.	"In Flames"	4:44
Total length:		39:35

Charts

Chart performance for How Do You Burn?

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]	8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]	107
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	22
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17]	11
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18]	93
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	49
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20]	6