Teddy Thompson - Separate Ways

The guests on his album read like an incestuous rock-family tree, from his parents, Richard and Linda Thompson, and sibling friends Rufus and Martha Wainwright to Jenni Muldaur, daughter of Maria Muldaur. Musically, he gets compared to Jackson Browne. But the talented Thompson Jr. sounds most like Crowded House’s Neil Finn, especially on “I Should Get Up” and the break-up themed title track. On “Shine So Bright,” he sings: “I want to be a huge star who hangs out in hotel bars.” With such impeccable lineage and friends, no doubt he will be.

Feb. 14