I am susceptible to the singers and songwriters, with their strumming guitars and sparse arrangements, their gift for capturing the heartbreak after a messy breakup, or the joy when flirting turns to courtship turns to love. It's one of the reasons I was drawn to Thomas Calder, aka The Trouble With Templeton, a few short [...]

The Trouble With Templeton - "Bleeders" The most engaging and moving things in life are often those that begin as the smallest or most unassuming. These are the sorts of things that people will overlook. And so, when such things grow and boldly proclaim their presence, they are all the more impressive and affecting. "Bleeders" starts at the root and ends high in the air, spread out like the branches and foliage of an oak tree. It's the sound of the mind and soul overcoming pain, of growing past the weight of such [...]