Reviews touched upon Tolchin’s ability to seemingly write and play years beyond his age. Music review website Popmatters said that by the album taking “directions from Bourbon Street up to Beale Street and on to Maxwell Street, Jonah Tolchin’s Clover Lane deserves its rightful place on the map as a truly remarkable Americana/blues record.” The website also called Tolchin’s work “foot-stomping, ragged and raw, Mississippi Delta music.” The review also gave Clover Lane an 8 out of 10 score. was comparable to the likes of Jason Isbell. A promising new artist who artfully occupies the gulf between old-school tradition and contemporary appropriation.”Īn album review of Clover Lane from Uncut Magazine said that Tolchin’s “finesse and maturity”. Kim Ruehl from NPR Heavy Rotation said that Tolchin was “. Tolchin combines these influences in Clover Lane in order to create a piece of work that “bridges the gap between classic folk self-sufficiency and punk's DIY defiance with a uniquely poetic, openhearted sensibility at its core.” Critical reception After being introduced to the Delta Blues by his father he became enamored with the electric blues which in turn led him to discover and embrace other traditional folk forms. The album was mixed in California by Sheldon Gomberg and mastered by Bernie Grundman. Tolchin is a self-proclaimed deep thinker and believes this record serves as a “passionate manifestation of the cosmos in perfect harmony.” He described his childhood home on Clover Lane as “the center of the spider’s web from which the interconnected strands have been woven into these songs and recordings.” Tolchin created Clover Lane in Nashville alongside Etzioni and engineer Anderson East. Tolchin’s parents had bought a house in New Jersey (on a street named Clover Lane) from the family of Etzioni’s friend in 1996 and they remained there throughout Tolchin’s childhood. The name for Tolchin’s second album is the result of a coincidence that was realized when Tolchin met a mutual friend of Marvin Etzioni (producer of Clover Lane). It was released Jthrough Yep Roc Records. Clover Lane Ĭlover Lane is the second studio album by Americana artist Jonah Tolchin. The video for the single premiered on Twangville on January 24, 2019. His most recent release is a track titled "Drift Away". The video premiered on The Bluegrass Situation. On November 8, 2018, Tolchin released a new single and official music video titled "The Grateful Song (Thanksgiving)", via Yep Roc Records. In August 2016, he released the album, Thousand Mile Night. Tolchin signed with Yep Roc Records in 2014, and released his second full-length album, Clover Lane, in 2014. Tolchin followed Criminal Man with the 5 Dollar EP, his first collaboration with record producer Marvin Etzioni. Soon thereafter, Tolchin was asked to play the Newport Folk Festival. The album was released independently, and received radio airplay. In 2012, Tolchin released his first album, Criminal Man, so named after the first song he ever wrote at the age of 15. When high school ended, he struck out on his own, forsaking college for a chance in music. Tolchin continued to play music through high school with his band Uncle Fran's Breakfast. I thought, 'I guess I can do something with this.'" It was amazing to have that sort of validation from such a legend. Tolchin says, "It was a really beautiful gesture. When Tolchin was fifteen, Ronnie Earl heard him play at a music store, took him out to lunch and asked Jonah to play with him onstage. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.
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