Savannah, GA native Jonah Kagen blends raw, intricate guitar work with lyrics that are as personal as they are universally resonant. Inspired by songwriters including Townes Van Zandt and Jason Isbell and fingerstyle virtuoso Andy McKee, Kagen turns introspection into powerful, expansive songs built for both headphones and the world’s biggest stages. His breakout single “God Needs the Devil” reached No. 1 at U.S. Alternative Radio, while his catalog has surpassed 500 million global streams.
His 2025 debut album, Sunflowers and Leather, documented a year spent traveling and recording across America in a rebuilt Airstream studio, with its 16 songs tracing the beauty, upheaval and unexpected encounters he experienced along the way. Featuring a collaboration with Sam Barber, the album earned praise from PEOPLE, American Songwriter, Rolling Stone, Ones To Watch and more, and charted at No. 3 on Spotify’s Top Albums chart.
In 2026, “God Needs the Devil” earned Gold certification as Kagen embarked on a sold-out 32-date Sunflowers & Leather Tour. This fall, Kagen performed alongside Dave Matthews Band at The Gorge before joining Dermot Kennedy for an extensive North American run.
On sophomore album Eternity of Anything, Kagen turns the outward-looking lens of his debut inward while taking unprecedented ownership of the recording process, writing, producing, recording, engineering and mixing the project himself.
