Tom Freund & Friends
Over the course of his career, singer/songwriter Tom Freund has released more than a dozen records and collaborated with legends such as Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, and his longtime collaborator Ben Harper, with whom he’s made numerous albums and toured the world. He joined rock legend Graham Parker on a world tour and appeared with him in Judd Apatow’s This Is 40.
Tom has spent much of his career traversing genres, melding whatever sounds happen to catch his whimsy. He is also well known as a multi-instrumentalist, performing on guitar, upright bass, mandolin, ukulele, piano — or whatever else is in the room!
His songs have been featured on TV shows including Better Things, Parenthood and One Tree Hill. For his latest television project, the Amazon show Pete The Cat, Freund has co-written, sung and played songs with Elvis Costello, KT Tunstall, Dave Matthews and Diana Krall.
Fans of roots-oriented artists such as Tom Petty, Townes Van Zandt and Lucinda Williams will find much to explore on East of Lincoln
LA TIMES
Every year the mounting landfill of new releases that threatens to bury the working music journalists yields a few unexpected gems, and Tom Freund is one of them.
NEW YORK TIMES
Freund clearly delights in enigma. His vocals could go from laconic to impassioned without such obvious trickery as cranking up the volume. His lyrics are full of curve balls.
WASHINGTON POST
California-based troubadour Tom Freund sings of skate-boarding kids, impending doom and Happy Days lunch boxes on his new album, Two Moons.
NPR WEEKEND EDITION
If you want to hear what California feels like, Tom Freunds new album is a good place to start.
ACOUSTIC GUITAR
I get shivers down my spine on almost every tune. Along with Lucinda Williams, Freund is the best singer/songwriter operating today.
GRAHAM PARKER