pˈaʊdɚ bˈɜːnz wʌz pˈɑːɹtli ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd wɪð ˈɛkstɹə pˈaʊɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹˌeɪɾɚz ɪn ɐ dᵻzˈɜːɾᵻd nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz stˈuːdɪˌoʊ dʒˈʌst ˈæftɚ ðə flˈʌdz kˈɔːzd baɪ hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪn kɐtɹˈiːnə.
Powder Burns was partly recorded with extra power generators in a deserted New Orleans studio just after the floods caused by Hurricane Katrina.