❝…the singer-songwriter and bluesman joins forces with an impressive collective of well-regarded names in the modern roots landscape to produce what may be his most ambitious LP to date.” - PopMatters
Jonah Tolchin has wrestled with a wellspring of emotions in his 26 years,
and in the process,
has consistently found the means of integrating his sentiments into his songs.
It’s been a relatively brief progression as far as his career is concerned,
but the maturity and musical progression he’s tallied in that short time has
been shared in sync with his coming of age.
On his upcoming Yep Roc album, Fires for the Cold, Tolchin lays bare the
conflicts and quagmires that have engulfed him over the course of the last few
years. Indeed, by his own admission, it’s been a difficult time. The ending
of a marriage and an upheaval in his mindset left him shattered, confused and
struggling to find the solace that had eluded him for too long a time.
Fortunately, he found all the support he needed once he was ensconced in the
studio. Recorded at Carriage House Studios and co-produced with Grammy® winning
musician, engineer and producer Sheldon Gomberg, the album includes a number of
notable guests – Jackson Browne and Rickie Lee Jones – both of whom lend
their voices to a stunning and sublime cover of Little Feat’s “Roll Um
Easy.” Sara Watkins sang on two other songs, “Supermarket Rage” and
“Honeysuckle.” Several A-list players – drummer Jay Bellerose, Little
Feat guitarist Fred Tackett, Pedal steel player Greg Leisz and guitarist Ben
Peller – lend their efforts as well.