Ted Leo

Ted Leo has long been a vital and progressive force in East Coast independent music, with a unique combination of punk and folk, soul and hardcore, and tradition and experimentation. A talented songwriter and a valued collaborator who has worked with a broad range of artists from Aimee Mann (in their ad hoc group the Both) to members of Fugazi and the Faith (in his project the Foreign Correspondents), Leo's solo work leans more toward energetic hook-infused punk with overtones of indie rock and 1960s garage rock. Leo made his breakthrough with 2001's thoughtful but rollicking The Tyranny of Distance, while he fused punk and pop with intelligence and energy on 2007's Living with the Living. 2017's stylistically ambitious, home-recorded The Hanged Man concerned a turbulent period in his personal life.