Teddy Thompson: A Piece of What You Need

Copy at Case Memorial Library
Eric R. Danton wrote in his Hartford Courant blog Sound Check: "His musical pedigree couldn't be any more impressive, but lineage only takes you so far before you have to stand on your own merits. Teddy Thompson — son of folk-rock icons Richard and Linda Thompson — more than lives up to the family name on his latest solo effort. … Thompson's fourth album … expands his singer-songwriter vibe into a broader, sophisticated pop sound built around airy, sometimes bold arrangements from producer Marius de Vries. … He's a confident singer who radiates low-key charm, and he has a knack for sounding both pensive and wry. 'My standards are slipping day by day/I'll sleep with anyone who gets in my way,' he sings, playing the cad on opening song 'The Things I Do.' His melodies are subtle, but don't confuse his restraint with detachment — these songs sound deeply felt. Thompson repents a breakup on 'Don't Know What I Was Thinking' … and offers loving reassurance on 'One of These Days,' a fast shuffle packed with a riot of horns, stinging guitar leads and barrelhouse piano vamps" ("CD Review," 6/19/08).