About 90 seconds into the first track on “The Polar Ends,” Oregon-based singer-songwriter Eric Tollefson plainly sets the tone for his highly anticipated sophomore album: “Love will come racing through your veins,” he sings in his resolute baritone. “Who would’ve thought it’s a poisonous thing?”
Heart is the essence of this talented Alaska native’s charming music. His songs are a deep and satisfying exhale, as if Tollefson sings primarily to rid his ribcage of the sorrow, satisfaction and ri...