Tough Love in Bloomington, MN

Having garnered buzz with his distinctive online cover songs,
Jaten Dimsdale
, aka
Teddy Swims
, settles into his own brand of soulful pop and R&B with his vibrant debut EP, 2022's
Tough Love
. Blessed with a warmly textured and highly resonant voice,
is a chameleonic performer ably tackling a
Luther Vandross
-esque ballad one minute and an exuberant,
Ryan Tedder
-style pop anthem the next.
brings both sides of his musical personality together while also making room for flourishes of contemporary country and undercurrents of ebullient gospel. Included on
is the hypnotic, electronic-tinged single "Love for a Minute." ~ Matt Collar