Front Porch Step - I Never Loved Before I Found You (2017)

A solo acoustic vehicle for Newark, Ohio-based singer/songwriter Jake McElfresh, Front Porch Step serves up candid, emotionally charged punk-folk in the vein of Dashboard Confessional, City and Colour, and Tim Barry. McElfresh released his debut EP, Endearment, under the moniker in 2012, followed shortly by another EP, So Help Me God. He garnered significant online praise for his YouTube rendition of the song "Island of the Misfit Boy," which caught the ear of Pure Noise and eventually landed him a record deal. His debut long-player for the label, Aware, was issued in the summer of 2014. ~ James Christopher Monger.