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, Teddy Swims is a chameleonic performer ably tackling a Luther Vandross-esque ballad one minute and an exuberant, Ryan Tedder-style pop anthem the next. Tough Love brings both sides of his musical personality together while also making room for flourishes of contemporary country and undercurrents of ebullient gospel. Included on Tough Love is the hypnotic, electronic-tinged single "Love for a Minute." ~ Matt Collar