Ears Wide Open: WALK

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“Icebreaker,” the debut album by L.A. quartet WALK, is just that: an entreé to the kaleidoscopic songwriting explorations of Tim Jordan and bandmates Daniel Apodaca, Chris Kerrigan and Matt Kelly. It’s a delirious collision of psychedelia and shoegaze and more – the Flaming Lips meet Swervedriver, Dinosaur Jr. meets Built to Spill, to throw around a few names. Jordan’s boy-next-door tenor might even remind you of Avi Buffalo. Jordan is not exactly a newbie; he’s been nurturing these songs with various lineups for several years. But “Icebreaker,” produced by former Ozma guitarist Ryan Slegr and out via Manzan Records, signals that his time has come.

||| Download: “Icebreaker”

||| Also: Get the album “Icebreaker” in its entirety on Bandcamp.

||| Live: WALK plays Feb. 24 and March 30 at the Mezz Bar.