This is FRESH AIR. Rock critic Ken Tucker has been listening to new music releases and has reviews for new songs by Teddy Swims, nominated as best new artist in this year's Grammy Awards, and Benjamin ...

Don’t let all the face tattoos fool you: Teddy Swims is every bit the big-hearted teddy bear his name suggests. The Atlanta-bred crooner (real name Jaten Collin Dimsdale) brought warmth, vulnerability ...

The career of pop-soul singer Teddy Swims has come a long way in five years, going from posting YouTube covers in 2019 and 2020 to a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist this year. At Pittsburgh’s ...