Tonky

Description

‘Tonky’ is an album that takes its name from a childhood nickname that was affixed to Holley when he lived a portion of his childhood life in a honky tonk. Lonnie Holley’s life of survival and endurance is one that required – and no doubt still requires – a kind of invention. An invention that is also rich and present in Holley’s songs, which are full and immersive on Tonky, his 2025 release on Jagjaguwar.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Seeds – Lonnie Holley
2. Life (With Mary Lattimore) – Lonnie Holley
3. Protest With Love – Lonnie Holley
4. The Burden (I Turned Nothing Into Something) [with Angel Bat Dawid] – Lonnie Holley
5. The Same Stars (With Joe Minter and Open Mike Eagle) – Lonnie Holley
6. Kings in the Jungle, Slaves in the Field – Lonnie Holley
7. Strength of a Song (With Alabaster De Plume) – Lonnie Holley
8. What’s Going On? (With Isaac Brock) – Lonnie Holley
9. Fear the Machine – Lonnie Holley
10. I Looked Over My Shoulder (With Billy Woods) – Lonnie Holley
11. Did I Do Enough? (With Jesca Hoop) – Lonnie Holley
12. That’s Not Art, That’s Not Music – Lonnie Holley
13. Those Stars Are Still Shining (With Saul Williams) – Lonnie Holley
14. A Change Is Gonna Come – Lonnie Holley