Teddy Thompson

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Given the lullaby that Richard Thompson wrote to commemorate his son's birth ('There's nothing at the end of the rainbow / There's nothing to grow up for anymore'), Teddy Thompson turned out reasonably cheerful. True, when the British folk-rock legend's son sings 'It's not so much that you left / It's that you didn't come back' on 'A Step Behind,' you can hear echoes of dad's droll delivery, melancholy modes, and waltz-time signatures. But Teddy's voice is sweeter than his pop's, whether crooning on the Crowded House-like 'Wake Up,' harmonizing with Rufus Wainwright on 'So Easy,' or even dropping allusions to letter bombs on the wry 'Thanks a Lot.' With tasteful musical assistance from producer Joe Henry's band (as well as Papa Richard), this eponymous debut is a low-key introduction to a rock offspring worth hearing. --Bill Forman