On August 25th, 2017 Ian Randall Thornton released his debut full-length album, Lineage, garnering international acclaim from major magazines like Billboard, American Songwriter, and Consequence of sound, calling it: "Beautiful" - Billboard "Inventive" - American Songwriter and "Lovely odes between generations" - Consequence of Sound. Lineage is a thematic record about heritage and family that resonates with a sound far beyond Thornton's years.