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Teddy Swims review – dark’n’stormy soul singer shakes the room
The Atlanta viral sensation enraptures tonight’s audience with molasses-thick vocals and bombastic emotion – though he’s a little one-note
The Atlanta, Georgia native cuts an imposing figure: leather trench coat, a face-consuming beard and a body overcome with tattoos, snaking up his neck and crawling on to his face. His blue-eyed soul YouTube covers amassed nine-figure view counts, and with the world enraptured by his voice, he released originals on his debut album I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy. So confident is Teddy Swims in his performance that the only music video for his enormous hit Lose Control (currently in its 18th week in the UK Top 10) is a live one.
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