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CD: Teddy Thompson - Bella
CD: Teddy Thompson - Bella
Five albums in, Teddy Thompson displays a new-found ring of confidence
Thursday, 03 February 2011
Fifth time around, Teddy Thompson feels right at home
It seems amazing that this is Thompson Junior's fifth album, and it's evidence that perseverance pays. Earlier in his career, Thompson radiated a sort of flaccid indecisiveness, but that has been replaced here by a quiet confidence, perhaps because he's coming to understand where his real strengths lie.
It seems amazing that this is Thompson Junior's fifth album, and it's evidence that perseverance pays. Earlier in his career, Thompson radiated a sort of flaccid indecisiveness, but that has been replaced here by a quiet confidence, perhaps because he's coming to understand where his real strengths lie.
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