Tommy Hodgson is an artist from Warwickshire, UK, who recently released a three-song album entitled Boy Yeah. The artist explains: “Having played and performed quite a bit in my teens, working life took over and it's only the past year or so that has seen me playing consistently again and writing some music.” Hodgson teamed up with a friend to help out with engineering duties.
The title track “Boy Yeah” starts with strummed acoustic guitar chords and a simple 4/4 beat. As the track progresses other elements start to trickle in like xylophone and piano. The vibe here is soft, warm and melancholy but perhaps most of all there’s a sense of gratitude. Hodgson sings “There’s a place that feels like home / where I feel alive.”The song is under three minutes and more or less finds a mood and sticks with it. “Show No Weakness” starts with a similar strumming pattern and right away I was feeling a similar mood to the first song. This song is a little more pensive and melancholy. There’s very little that happens in terms of dynamics until the end. The piano does add some subtle atmosphere. There is some lo-fi percussion that comes towards the end and a piano melody which gives the songs a cerebral quality. The lyrics did sort of have this Cat Stevens thing going which revolved around sort of getting past bad times and founding motivation. “Anywhere But Here” was the highlight to my ears. I was reminded of The Beatles and there were moments where Hodgson’s inflection does sound a bit similar to John Lennon. The song is definitely the most upbeat and catchy. I loved the ending with the overlapping vocal harmonies. The recordings veered towards lo-fi home recordings. I would say the drums in particular could have used some touch touch ups in the mix. These songs were well-written and delivered. They went together well enough to get an idea of Hodgson’s general sound. On that note I hope he doesn't take such a long time to create new songs because this was a solid start.
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