Crooner Ed
Amazing, Awful, Ordinary Life
Eddie Thompson, recording and performing as Crooner Ed, has released a brand new album titled Amazing, Awful, Ordinary Life. It’s out now and available across the usual streaming platforms.
The record is features nine of Crooner Ed's original songs, and it leans heavily into everyday situations giving it something that keeps the album grounded. A lot of the songs feel rooted in things most people recognise without the need for any explanation. Relationships, family, getting older, habits that stick around longer than you expect. There’s humour in there, but it’s not written as punchlines it is very much observational thanks to Crooner Ed's clever writing.
One of the tracks, I Wish I Knew, has already had a strong response. It reached number one on Amazon Music’s Easy Listening Best Sellers chart and also appeared in the iTunes Easy Listening Top 40 in November. That success came before the album was fully out, which gave the release some momentum early on.
The record is features nine of Crooner Ed's original songs, and it leans heavily into everyday situations giving it something that keeps the album grounded. A lot of the songs feel rooted in things most people recognise without the need for any explanation. Relationships, family, getting older, habits that stick around longer than you expect. There’s humour in there, but it’s not written as punchlines it is very much observational thanks to Crooner Ed's clever writing.
One of the tracks, I Wish I Knew, has already had a strong response. It reached number one on Amazon Music’s Easy Listening Best Sellers chart and also appeared in the iTunes Easy Listening Top 40 in November. That success came before the album was fully out, which gave the release some momentum early on.
Other songs stick with familiar themes. I Like The Way You Walk is written for Thompson’s wife. Why Does Everything Hurt? doesn’t really need much explanation if you’re over a certain age, if you aren't at the stage of life to able to identify with this song just yet, don't worry as you will almost certainly get the lyrics eventually.
Musically, the album sits comfortably between smooth jazz and big band sounds. It’s not flashy and refreshingly it’s not trying to modernise itself either. The focus stays on vocals, phrasing, and letting songs play out naturally.
Amazing, Awful, Ordinary Life definitely feels like a record made by someone who’s lived a bit and thankfully doesn't feel the need to dress that up.
Musically, the album sits comfortably between smooth jazz and big band sounds. It’s not flashy and refreshingly it’s not trying to modernise itself either. The focus stays on vocals, phrasing, and letting songs play out naturally.
Amazing, Awful, Ordinary Life definitely feels like a record made by someone who’s lived a bit and thankfully doesn't feel the need to dress that up.