Teddy Swims - Unlearning - [CD]

Teddy Swims contains multitudes. Itâs right there in his nameâ âSwimsâ is an acronym for âSomeone Who Isnât Me Sometimes,â and itâs a kind of shorthand for everything he stands for. Thereâs the fact that his voice sounds cozy and rich over any of the many genres he loves to mix up, from the pop and soul most have heard, on to gospel, hip-hop, and hard rock. But itâs even bigger than the Atlanta singer and songwriterâs rich baritone. To Teddy, the concept goes beyond his art, it means empathy, connection, using music to serve a greater good, and staying true to your peopleâin his case, a core group of about a dozen buds, bandmates, producers, and other various visionaries who knew him well before he became Teddy Swims. After signing to Warner Records in early 2020, he released his first original songâthe frisky, funked-up âPickyââand took off on a sold-out cross-country headlining tour. Then came âBroke,â a raucous clap-along anthem about the joys of (finally) making and spending mad cash, produced by Julian Bunetta (One Direction) and reworked version featuring Grammy-nominated superstar Thomas Rhett. The tracks and their accompanying videos comprise a glorious celebration of excess thatâs plenty justified by all of the reverent nods to James Brown and Teddyâs goofily sweet sense of humor. âGirl, whatchu want? Go pick it out,â he sings slyly. âMy wallet lookinâ bigger than my belly now.â For his new EP, Unlearning, Teddy says "This last year has been hard on all of us, itâs truly been a time of introspection. My first body of work ever as Teddy Swims is coming out and I believe it so perfectly captures my journey so far during all this mess and hard times. There were some things we all needed to learn but even more things we all needed to unlearn. Some thought processes and mindsets needed to be broken! So I titled this EP Unlearning.