Today, NY singer-songwriter Sam Kogon shares a brand new self-titled 4-track EP.

Kogon wrote and made demo recordings of these four news songs at home on his 4-track tape recorder. The songs were then arranged with his band featuring Grennan Milliken on drums, James Preston on bass, Graeme Gengras on keys, and Kogon on vocals and guitar. The EP was recorded and produced by John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile) at Stewart Lerman’s Hobo Sound Studios in Weehawken, NJ. His partnership with Agnello came about in a somewhat roundabout way.

After coming off three self-booked US/Canadian tours, Kogon was cast as a featured extra in Martin Scorsese’s crime epic The Irishman as a backing musician for Jerry Vale, played in the film by Steven van Zandt. He hit it off with music supervisor Stewart Lerman and, after sending some demos along, received a recommendation for working with Agnello. The sessions were assisted by Jeremy Delaney and James Frazee. The songs were mastered by Steve Fallone (Arcade Fire, Angel Olsen, Big Thief).

Little Steven aka Steven Van Zandt (from the E Street Band) has named Sam’s first single, ‘Barbed Wire’, as one of The Coolest Songs in The World and featured it on his Sirius XM show Little Steven’s Underground Garage.

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