"Grossman’s lyrics tread the classic territory of a failed love affair, while his vocals cast the track in the bruised cries and irresistible melodies of Otis Redding or Bill Withers. Like the best of those soul classics, “Giving Up” also sports a universal pop appeal, with gospel backing vocals and a standout climactic sax solo, bringing the track to a sing-along fever pitch." - Under the Radar
“With its lyrics about opening up to someone and letting the walls come down in order to give love and receive love, the song has a throwback soul sound that is sunny and hopeful. Drawing on the 60s and 70s R&B and soul music, the song carries a deep groove and sensuality. It’s also a wonderful showcase for Grossman’s silky smooth vocals." - Glide Magazine
“The L.A.-based singer/songwriter creates soulful music with melodies that linger in listeners’ minds. “- American Songwriter
“Teddy Grossman …...takes inspiration from the heartland folk feel of Neil Young’s Harvest for an intimate look at Grossman’s joy in finally feeling settled after a cross-country move.” -UPROXX
Listen to “Giving Up”: HERE
LA-based singer/songwriter Teddy Grossman has released the soulful single “Giving Up”, off of his forthcoming debut solo full-length Soon Come due out on March 11 available to pre-save and pre-order HERE.
“Giving Up" charts a pathway through the heart of American roots and soul music by channeling a universal frustration of unrequited love. “I wrote this song towards the end of a brief, unrequited love affair - poking a little fun at me and my bruised ego,” Grossman told Under the Radar Magazine. “I was listening to Blake Mills’ Dylan cover ‘Heart of Mine’ at nauseam at the time, and Bob’s ethos of avoiding any shred of vulnerability definitely found its way into the song.”
Lamenting the walls that hesitant loves build, and the pride that keeps one another from opening up, Grossman pours his own unique vulnerability into his music, all while honoring his R&B influences, legends such as Otis Redding and Bill Withers. Grossman laments the lost potential of early love, and finds solace and acceptance in going at it on his own.
With only a handful of songs out to date, Grossman has come out of the gates swinging with over 700K streams on his first few singles. “Leave it on the Line” landed marquee Folk & R&B playlists, What I Owe has garnered praise from New Commute & Uproxx - Indie Mixtape Best New Music, and American Songwriter hails single “Power in Pain” is “a song, for now, tomorrow, and the years to come”. Soultracks said the song “Ready” “....showcases an artist who is more than ready to make his mark in the music world,” and Golden State called “Out Of Thin Air” “a warm glass of rye whiskey cupped in your hand while you digest your meal and watch the Lions lose another game.”
Although a lifelong music lover & maker, pursuing a career in music was put on the back burner for a time for Grossman, but after a cross-country move to Los Angeles Grossman took the leap to embark on that long-gestating journey. “I’m finally feeling like I’m right where I’m supposed to be,” says Teddy Grossman. The ever-soulful singer-songwriter emotes like a man who has been down many paths, only to arrive back definitively where he’s forever belonged. That’s because after a decade of his own music career playing second fiddle to the life of a traveling salesman, Grossman picked up everything and moved to Los Angeles, where he soon began recording his highly-anticipated full-length solo debut, Soon Come. Eventually, leaving behind his job and former life along the way. The result is a refreshingly honest, fully-honed Americana-Soul classic, calling to mind Grossman’s heros: the soulful roots of The Band, vocal stylings of Otis Redding and Stevie Wonder, and the simplicity and charm of Bill Withers and John Prine. “I need to be able to look back at my life and say I gave it a real go.” This steady perseverance, this take-no-prisoners passion of Grossman’s— it all goes a long way in explaining why the multi-talented artist has finally arrived at this moment, his moment, which comes pouring forth via his cerebral and sublimely centered songs— the sort that speak to years of hard-won wisdom and, well, maybe a bit of luck.
He’s eager to bring the songs from Soon Come to life on stage this year. “For a long time in my life, I felt this low-grade hum in the background that I wasn’t really where I was supposed to be,”says Grossman. Soon Come, then, he says, “is ultimately a record about hope, and a deep knowing that we’re gonna get there… all in good time.”