If Ziggy Marley, Julian Lennon or Rufus Wainwright have taught us anything, it is to approach famous sons with caution, putting Teddy Thompson - next of kin to folk legend Richard - at an instant disadvantage. With his old man still endlessly touring, writing and gaining tags such as the 'British Bob Dylan', it may be fair to consider young Teddy to be walking in a pretty big shadow.
Thankfully, Everybody Move It, in its brief and striking simplicity, suggests that a thoroughly valid new talent may have been discovered. Thompson's voice is highly polished but genuinely emotive, although lyrics such as; "Bump and grind and have a good time," do not fit with the quaint lounge-folk style of this song. In just under 3 minutes, this single provides a taster of the soft, eloquent song writing that is to be found on album Separate Ways; the sparing use of instruments - particularly the banjo and the backing vocals - gently enhance a song that does not deviate far from central chorus: "Everybody move it".
Although this lack of experimentation prevents the song from being truly memorable, we are here presented with the most potentially successful famous son since Nick Harper. Ironically, both Thompson and Harper suffer the indignity of sharing the market with their evergreen fathers. The thought of out-selling dad in the charts must be one hell of a motivator.
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