Teddy Thompson

Teddy Thompson gets upfront and goes down low (Aug 2007)

Teddy Thompson is speaking from a phone booth in the middle of noisy London. And as he talks, he does so with a strong British accent. But that should come as no surprise; he is the son of legendary British folk singers Richard and Linda Thompson, after all. Quite naturally, songs like "Everybody Move It" from his previous "Separate Ways" release roll to gentle folk rhythms and show that he is, indeed, his parents' son. Yet the singing voice on his new Verve Forecast release, "Up Front and Down Low," doesn't sound British or folk at all.  ...