These Times Old Times

To some, Lonnie Walker's debut album is long overdue; to others These Times Old Times couldn't have come at a better time. The labor and love that went into the arrangement of this record resonate through in the sequence of every song. Spanning from upbeat and melodic pop hooks to atmospheric and brooding dream spaces, this debut shows a lot of promise coming from a band with an inventive vision and a sound to call their own. The anomalous vocal stylings of Lonnie Walker's own Kentucky-Carolina transplant, Brian Corum, are congruently laid over a blend of rootsy Americana, classic pop, folk and noise-driven punk rock dementia, producing a dynamic that is both stunning and startling.