In an age of blues bombast, Seth Walker's approach is so low-key he's easy to overlook. But once you let his music settle in, you'll likely find the guy's got staying power, and lots of it. His singing is unaffected and deeply felt on songs such as "Kick It Around," while his guitar is more authoritative on the likes of "By the Water" precisely because he doesn't say any more with it than he has to. Walker's no slave to purism — several songs are blues only in feeling — and much as he does like working out on a straight-up blues like "It's a Sin," he's just as effective on his solo piano reading of Tom Waits '"Picture in a Frame." He could probably use an uptempo song or two without breaking the mood, but that's about the only problem with this 'un.