Poor Teddy Thompson. The New York Times calls him "one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation."
Shawn Amos | Posted 05.25.2011
If you're looking for big, mainstream music this week, you'll have to wait for Sunday's Grammy Awards telecast. This week's record releases are stubbornly independent.
Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011
The line on Teddy Thompson is that he's just too fantastic for his own good. Too gifted a writer, too compelling a singer, too handsome a man. And too insistently artistic to release a CD of songs that kids want to buy.
Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011
Richard Thompson tackles two rock cliches in one fell swoop with his current album and tour.
Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011
As a showman, Peter Wolf is right up there with Mick Jagger and James Brown. He doesn't put out a batch of unrelated songs, he makes what used to be called "albums," and they take you on a carefully sequenced adventure.
Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011
For me, the holidays are the idea time for unexpected gifts -- music that defines a moment, a season, a time in your life. Music that makes you listen, forces you to feel and think, inspires you to dance and dream.
Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011