Teddy Swims - Tough Love - [CD]

The EP begins with the cinematic opener âL.I.F.E.â Between sweeping atmospherics and stark piano, his voice echoes with the reminder, âThatâs just lifeâ¦nobody said it would be easy.â Written by songwriting powerhouses Poo Bear [Justin Bieber, Usher] and John Ryan [Maroon 5, John Legend], the track brought the best out of Teddy. âI knew I had try to sing that song better than anybody else could, so Poo and John would give it to me,â he laughs. Co-written with Wrabel [P!nk, Ke$ha] and Ian Kirkpatrick [Nick Jonas, Selena Gomez], acoustic guitar, twinkling keys, and gospel harmonies underline âWill It Find Meâ as he delivers a towering vocal performance. âI wrote it three years ago in the bathroom of my house where the acoustics sounded descent,â he recalls. âWe built this beautiful song around a shitty little bathroom voice memo.â Then, thereâs his personal favorite âSomebody Should Kiss You.â He leans into soft piano and an airy beat with intimately vulnerable vocals. âIt was the most recent song,â he says. âEvery once in a while, you can capture lightning in a bottle on something. Thatâs what happened.â Teddy continues to spread his wings, unveiling his 2021 debut graphic novel, Teddy Swims: Swimmy and the Valley of the Last Song [Z2 Comics], appearing on A Little Later With Lilly Singh, and hitting the road with GRAMMY® Award-winning Zac Brown Band for a series of stadium gigs. At the same time, he assembled his next project, Tough Love EP, led by the single âSimple Things.â Right out of the gate, âSimple Thingsâ ignited TikTok with millions of views on just a teaser. The official release tallied over 1 million streams in a few weeks as acclaim followed from Atwood Magazine and American Songwriter who raved, âHis vocal talents certainly speak for themselves, but he goes much deeper than most.â In tandem with the projectâs arrival in early 2022, he launches his biggest intercontinental tour to date, hitting the road for three months on the Tough Love World Tour, touching down in Europe and crisscrossing North America.TEDDY SWIMS / TOUGH LOVE