Kitchen Sessions // Jonah Tolchin - "Cold, Dark, American Dreams"
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 7:36AM Words // Scott Pingeton
Jonah Tolchin's stellar debut has been on repeat around my house for weeks -- a collection of gritty folk protest songs, from a young man who is wise and talented beyond his years. In my review of the album I called these
...songs that feel as though they have always existed, but were only just pulled out of the ether. You've heard much of this before - it's Guthrie, Seeger, Nebraska and Steve Earle - but it's fresh when there's true passion, and Tolchin certainly has that.
That passion was front and center for Tolchin's recent Kitchen Sessions performance. This version of "Cold, Dark, American Dreams" smokes with spitfire vocals and Ethan Robbins' mandolin licks. For those of us who couldn't make it to this house show, the incredible videography work of Steve and crew is a godsend. Another beautiful video from Kitchen Sessions. This is a must-watch.
