Tonky

by Lonnie Holley

Tonky cover art

On 'Tonky', his second collaboration with producer Jacknife Lee, Lonnie Holley offers a deeply personal reflection on the abuse and hardship of his youth, using his childhood nickname as the album's title. The production creates a genre-bending soundscape that merges jazz, soul, and electronic music, defined by rumbling rhythms, layered beats, and unconventionally processed instrumentation. Holley’s fluid, poetic vocal delivery navigates these inventive arrangements, conveying potent messages of hope and purposeful love that stand in contrast to his harrowing recollections.

Genres

  • Progressive Soul
  • Spoken Word

Tracklist

  1. Seeds
  2. Life
  3. Protest With Love
  4. The Burden (I Turned Nothing Into Something)
  5. The Same Stars
  6. Kings In The Jungle, Slaves In The Field
  7. Strength of A Song
  8. What’s Going On?
  9. Fear
  10. I Looked Over My Shoulder
  11. Did I Do Enough?
  12. That’s Not Art, That’s Not Music
  13. Those Stars Are Still Shining
  14. A Change Is Gonna Come