Last year, a huge, new voice was everywhere when “Lose Control” topped the charts, both in the U.S. and overseas.
Teddy Swims’ breakthrough hit, from his debut album, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1), amassed over a billion streams on Spotify. While it may seem like Swims came out of nowhere, his road to success has been a long time coming.
In this session, Swims joins us to talk about the road so far — one that involved Al Green, musical theatre and a lot of help from his friends. He also talks about what it’s like to have a song explode like “Lose Control” did, how he takes care of his mental health, and about the direction he’s taking on his brand new album, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2).
This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and booking coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.