1997’s emerge was a surprising debut album, introducing the Lynnfield Pioneers’ unsettling blend of urban influences, following a succession of singles and EPs. The trio of Dan Cook (vocals/keyboards), Mike Janson (guitar), and J.P. Jones (drums) group began in 1995 when roommates and old friends Janson and Cook made a tape of riffs, rhymes and fragmented songs that fell into the hands of neighbor Jones a few months later.