: Bella - Teddy Thompson

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson’s forthcoming album Bella is set for
release February 11 on Verve Forecast. The album follows 2008’s A Piece of What
You Need, which The Guardian declared “one of this year’s best.” Bella is
Thompson’s fifth set in a career that has consistently garnered critical praise. NPR
proclaims that he’s “the musical equivalent of an arrow to the heart,” while The
New York Times calls his work “beautifully finessed.”
Recorded in New York City and produced by David Kahne (The Strokes, Regina
Spektor, Paul McCartney), Bella features some of Thompson’s boldest material to
date, combining lean rock and roll with lush string arrangements through the
album. Thompson began working on the material for Bella after he returned from
his last tour; he structured his writing sessions by going to a Manhattan office
each day where he developed these songs, honing in as a recording deadline
loomed. Using his touring band—Ethan Eubanks (drums), Jeff Hill (bass), Daniel
Mintseris (guitar)—Thompson and Kahne cut basic tracks at Avatar in midtown
Manhattan, the former site of the legendary Power Station.