Ted Leo's brand of catchy, guitar loaded rock appeals to most who hear it. What (arguably) has prevented him from taking the next step into mainstream (or even broad indie) appeal are the strong convictions that don't match the pop culture narrative. His authenticity & honesty is surely a selling point for independent music fans (regardless of agreement with his stance on any particular issue), but doesn't seem congruent with the era of Clear Channel where a band must have national appeal & strong label support to get on the radio in all but a few markets.
His new album with The Pharmacists, The Brutalist Bricks, comes out March 9th.
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