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ADAM TEDDER - IT'LL BE SOON / EASTERN GIRLS
It'll Be Soon / Eastern Girls
WHIMSICAL RECORDS
London based singer/songwriter Adam Tedder is someone who certainly knows how to bang out an upbeat pop tune or two, one of those melodic types who's been raised on a diet of The Beatles and The Beach Boys by the sounds of things here.
Latest single IT'LL BE SOON finds the tuneful Londoner cranking out some bouncy piano chords, coming up with a sound somewhere between the Beatles and a happier version of Coldplay. Full of upbeat charm, IT'LL BE SOON is a song wallowing in the simple pleasures; a big chorus and plenty of sing along moments the order of the day here. Flipside EASTERN GIRLS finds Tedder attempting to meld Elton John, Rufus Wainwright and Blur; operatic vocals, melodramatic piano work and punky choruses.
Good rather than great, Adam Tedder is a solid singer/songwriter turning out songs full of catchy choruses and upbeat sentiment. IT'LL BE SOON / EASTERN GIRLS is a decent enough single and a fine pop song, just don't expect magic.
BIOGRAPHY
London based singer/songwriter Adam Tedder is releasing his debut, download only AA single IT'LL BE SOON/EASTERN GIRLS.
A prolific writer with a schizophrenic style, his inspired live performances have been compared to that of a grandiose Jeff Buckley! Adam, however, has a unique talent that combines soul searching lyrics and exquisite melodies that enter your heart, leaving you a better person.
Adam describes EASTERN GIRLS as "bravely, brutally but not bitterly moving on" and lead track IT'LL BE SOON as "dealing with living only in the hope of a foretold future". Singing songs of sadness, this is music that wrings you dry. Intimate songs that sound big (the tracks were mastered at Abbey Road Studios), Adam always leaves you with a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel.
Oh, and if the name seems familiar, then you've spent too much time glued to the television, as Adam also works as an actor. Most recently he played the psycho Serbian war criminal goalkeeper Lazlo Vig on the ITV1 series, Mike Bassett Manager. A role far removed from his uplifting songs.
STUART HAMILTON
LINE UP
Adam Tedder
Ewan McKenzie
Laura Moody
James Paine
DISCOGRAPHY
IT'LL BE SOON/EASTERN GIRLS (Whimsical Records>2007)
It'll Be Soon
Eastern Girls
LINKS
Adam Tedder>www.adamtedder.com
Review date: January 2007 |
