Hello Chicago! From W beezz Chicago and PRX, this is Sound Opinions. I'm Jim De Regattis.

And I'm Greg Kot. On his first solo album in seven years, Ted Leo expands his sound and wrestles with his emotional turmoil through his songs.

You try to make it as important to yourself as you need it to be, but not so specific that you're just

writing a diary entry and opening that up to the world.

Ted Leo joins us for a performance and interview at the Goose Island Tap Room.

Plus, we'll review the new album from the eclectic singer-songwriter Shamir.

Come to see here with me,

taking me quite a while.

That's all coming up on sound opinions.

Best beer you drink.

You're listening to sound opinions and later on in the show, Jim, you and I are going to review the new album from an artist

we really liked a lot a couple of years ago, Shamir.

We're going to find out what he's up to on his new album, Revelations.

That's later in the show, Greg. But first we're going to go to a performance and interview

that we recorded with Ted Leo in front of a live audience at the Goose Island Tap Room here in Chicago.

Poor Ted was dealing with a sore throat.

He's in the middle of a long tour.

But he powered through it all, and he gave 110%

as he is famous for doing since the very start of his career.

You know, he emerged from the punk hardcore scene,

bands like Citizens Arrest and Chisel,

took it to another level in the early 2000s with Ted Leo and the pharmacists.

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