Losing Track of Time by Wyatt Espalin: Review

by admin November 17, 2025

November 17, 2025

Losing Track of Time by Wyatt Espalin: Review

Wyatt Espalin returns with a reflective new single, “Losing Track of Time,” an Americana gem arriving October 31, 2025, and recorded at Gavin Calzaretta’s 460 Sound Studios in Cleveland, Georgia, the same home base for his upcoming album Lies from the Lonesome Valley.

Rooted in the creative ecosystem of the Georgia music scene and shaped by standout players like Ryan Plumley on electric guitar, Zach Kilmer on pedal steel, and Pat Strawser on keys and organ, the track leans into that warm, lived-in sound Espalin has been sharpening for years. Drawing inspiration from the emotional honesty of Kacey Musgraves and Jason Isbell alongside nods to past icons like Patsy Cline and Gillian Welch, the single straddles eras the way the song’s narrative straddles memory and change. Espalin threads a clever through-line about listening to classic artists on modern formats, CDs, MP3s, streaming, letting technology symbolize the love that bridges generations but never fully closes the gap.

The track opens with shaking, jittery, almost jingly percussion flickering in the background, quickly met by steady thumping drums and a warm, floating, and comforting instrumental bed. Thick, relaxed strumming guitars fill the space like sunlight through old blinds, giving the song that cosmic-country shimmer Espalin gravitates toward. His raspy high voice showcases contentment and ache, as if he’s singing from the passenger seat of a long night drive. He moves through the verses with ease, as he comes soft, comforting, and honest, before the chorus lifts into something catchier and more exhilarating, with a hook that feels joyful even when it’s built on longing.

By the time the pedal steel sweeps in and the organ hum settles beneath everything, “Losing Track of Time” becomes exactly what Espalin says he wanted. It’s a danceable memory, something you’d spin on a turntable just to relive the feeling. It’s warm, timeless, and even electric, which is really telling of how the heaviest truths come wrapped in the brightest melodies.