Jeff Rolka
Somewhere in the Fade
ZTP 0001 - IDC Cat # 0078
The release of "Somewhere in the Fade" feels a lot like the day you get your driver’s license according to singer/songwriter Jeff Rolka, "I had a lot of things to get off my chest," says Jeff Rolka. "and "Fade" was the perfect platform to do it. I studied really hard, I went to the DMV, took the test, and now I can happily drive on"
Produced by Andrew Griffin and Jeff Rolka (Dave Armo, Duff Ferguson) and mixed and mastered by Rob Beaton (Doobie Brothers, Adam Cohen, Santana, Starship, Whitney Houston). "Somewhere in the Fade" is Rolkaís second full length CD released fully on his own. Impressed by his growth, Iris Distribution was eager to handle his digital distribution after he returned from his 2005 National Tour.
Rolka’s latest CD, Somewhere in the Fade, was recorded in his own personal studio in Alameda, CA during the winter of 2005. He spent six months writing and recording 15 songs, 10 of which are included on the album, with guitarists Max Butler (Chuck Prophet), Rich McCulley (Rich McCulley Band, The Mains), Mike Fiorentino (Viv), bassists Kevin White (Chuck Prophet) and Peter Canton (Megan Slankard, Tremolo) keyboardist Justus Dobrin (Viv) and drummer co-producer Andrew Griffin (Viv).
Rolka calls the Bay Area his home, and although his roots go back to Motown; California is where he has found an environment conducive to his creative impulses. "Writing songs has never been better or more fulfilling," says Rolka. "Sarah happened for me up on the drive around Tilden Park in Berkeley, CA. Just myself and my guitar in the back of my truck wondering aloud about someone, and there it was." This was only a few months after the release of "Dandelion" and scant weeks after his return from tour.
As word spreads, Rolka finds himself booking up further and further in advance. With release celebrations coming in Summer of 2006 and several dates before and after already booked, there will be plenty of opportunities to catch him in the Bay Area and along the West Coast Region. Clubs in Indiana are soliciting bookings as well, and it looks as if the Mid-West will get another chance to hear him as well.
On Tour on the West Coast over the Summer of 2006!
Track Listing
1. Every Little Thing
2. 3 a.m.
3. Sarah
4. Don’t Blame Me5. Good Angel
6. Take Me Back
7. Could it be Me?
8. Self Medicate
9. Wake Up Dead Man
10. Return to Me
Check out more music by Jeff Rolka at
www.jeffrolka.com
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