#t. thomason

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Update for T. Thomason. Nothing major just pronouns are he/him and put new photo in as image was outdated because post is four years old.

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I GOT TO MEET T. THOMASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am still freaking out!!!! Seeing him live was so amazing but getting to actually meet him was even more incredible!!!!

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Everyone needs to hear this song!!!!!!!!!

Idk how many of you watch The Launch, but basicaly, they write songs, and each week people audition, and the person that sings the song best wins and has their music career "launched".

Well, last weeks winner was T. Thomason, with the song Hope! He had altered some lyrics to make it into a "letter to his younger self".

I watched the whole thing half in tears and i still get chills every time i listen to the song!!!! Its fucking amazing!

T. Thomason is a transgender singer AND hes from the same province as me!! So im fucking hyped about this whole thing!

So please, listen to this song!!!

[yourdailyqueer]

T. Thomason

Gender: Non binary (he/him)

Sexuality: Queer

DOB: Born 1994

Ethnicity: White - Canadian

Occupation: Singer, songwriter, musician, actor

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T. Thomason has a lot to celebrate, and at the top of the list right now is the release of his self-titled album. T. Thomason is a project four years in the making, with nine songs that T. feels fit that period of time, and capture everything that was going on with him.

T.’s new album was released on Wednesday, September 25 and on Thursday night, he hit the stage at The Baby G in Toronto to play, smile, dance, and share the emotion and stories that this record represents. Before the show, we sat down with T. to talk about his new album, its’ title, the songs, and more.

The first question we asked was about the decision to self-title the album and why that was important to him. T. told us that he had never had a self-titled project before under his old name, but that he had always wondered when the time would come for it. He talked about the natural fit for an artist’s first album to be self-titled as an introduction of themselves, or for an important album to be self-titled because of the weight it carries for the artist. For T., you could say that both of these reasons fit. This is his first album under his new name, and it is an important project and collection of songs that holds a lot of meaning for him. He said that when it came time to make the decision, “it just made sense. Ya, it has to be self-titled. It just makes total sense.” And we agree.

We did play the hypothetical game, asking T. which song he would choose as the album title if he hadn’t gone this route, and without much hesitation, he told us that it would have been Bliss or maybe even Nuclear Blue. He added that Bliss was in the mix before the final decision was made.

This album has been in the works over the last four years. That’s a long time for songs to be written and recorded and produced for an album (from the public perspective, behind-the-scenes we know there are a lot of projects that have this kind of process) and for changes to be made. We asked T. which songs were the oldest and the newest of the nine on the tracklist, knowing that sometimes an artist can have a song for years before it gets released, and sometimes a song is written in the studio on the second-to-last day of recording an album. He told us Bliss came first with King Of Spades, making them the oldest. The newest, or most recent, would be Bad Joke. He also told us that there were production decisions that he and his producer kept working on as the release got closer and closer. They worked on songs and sounds, tinkering and making changes before they finally had to let it go and be finished. He told us that they were kind of getting in their heads, but realized that the more they did, the more there was a chance they were going to ruin this record. So they let it be done.

When the time came to play the new songs on stage, T. was all in. After opening acts Wolf Saga and Shawnee got things warmed up, it was his time to shine. We do want to give some love to those openers. Both artists were fantastic in their spots. Wolf Saga gave us the acoustic singer-songwriter vibes that pull you in and hit you in the story-loving feels. And Shawnee, dang, she has a powerful voice, a commanding presence on stage, and we’d see her live again in a heartbeat.

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During our chat, T. told us how much he believes the songs on his new album need to be heard live. How the experience of the songs is something that he feels needs to be shared and is best taken in live. He told us that after Toronto he’s on his way to play in Montreal and then Halifax before heading overseas. We asked T. if there was an artist that he’d want to open for and play these songs, and he immediately pointed out that Tegan and Sara have a 2020 tour coming up, and we agreed that it would be pretty great.

After an amazing performance and introduction by the evening’s non-binary drag king, Gay Jesus, T. and his band came to the stage and got right into it. The set started with Birdsong, track one on the album and a great beginning to his show. And as the assembled group of friends and fans moved closer to the stage and sang and danced, it was easy to feel a sense of community and positive energy in the dimly lit back room on Dundas St. W in Toronto.

Related: Hope – Introducing T. Thomason from CTV’s The Launch

T. owned the stage and the room. This was his night. And as he continued with Loser and then Lana’s America and then King Of Spades, the crowd fell deeper into him and the vibe and the stories and sounds. It was special to witness. Special to be a part of as we stood in the room. And special for T. and everything he has done to make this album happen.

T. Thomason is a nine-track album that will take you for a ride. From Birdsong off the top to Bliss at the bottom, it is 33 minutes of an artist giving you everything he has. It is his story of the last four years. It is emotional and connecting. It is storytelling and it is sonic playfulness.

We invite you to listen to it and really take it in. And T. invites you to tell him what you think. Before we wrapped our chat he told us that he’s looking forward to that part. He’s sat with these longs for a long time.

Now it’s our turn.

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T Thomason Album Tracklist

1. Birdsong 2. Loser 3. (Bad) Joke ft. Chudi Harris 4. Lana’s America 5. Need You 6. King Of Spades 7. Nuclear Blue 8. Life On The Farm 9. Bliss



T. Thomason Album Release Party and Interview T. Thomason has a lot to celebrate, and at the top of the list right now is the release of his self-titled album.

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Bliss (Official Audio) - T. Thomason

Listen to the song "Bliss" and get it for your own at smarturl.it/BlissSingle Follow T. Thomason online on Instagram and Twitter at @swtbbt & like him on Fac...

Today's song of the day comes from T. Thomason, a non-binary singer-songwriter from Canada. "Bliss," moves casually along, bright chords flying behind mellow, thickly modulated vocals that lend the composition a satisfyingly unique aspect.

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CTV’s The Launch returned to screens across the country on Wednesday night, and at the end of episode two, T. Thomason was officially launched.

The Halifax native’s version of Hope (written by Jocelyn Alice Strang, Jimi Bell, Bobby Campbell, T. Thomason) was immediately served to streaming services and radio, and by the time we sat down with T on Thursday afternoon to talk about the song, the show, and his music, we were already singing along with every play.

We first became familiar with T. Thomason’s name late in 2018 with the release of his single, Loser. He played the song during his audition on The Launch season two, episode two, giving Scott Borchetta, Marie-Mai, Alex Hope, and Sarah McLachlan a taste of what he brings to the table as an artist, and moved onto the final pairing with Trevor LaRose from there. We asked T about Loser, and releasing the single during the time between the filming and airing of his appearance on The Launch. It’s something that we haven’t seen from other artists in the show’s run thus far and we kind of like that. He told us that it was a) a great distraction for him to work on the song and release it while he was waiting, and b) an opportunity to start moving in a more pop music direction before Hope would be released in 2019.

That decision to move to a more pop filled sound was something that T had already been thinking about, so when The Launch presented itself as an opportunity, he jumped on it. We talked about that new direction, and with Hope leading the way, he feels like he has a chance now to follow that path and create new music.

And speaking of new music, there will be lots. T told us that he could release a whole batch of new songs right now if he needed to. He’s been working behind-the-scenes and it was easy to tell by the excitement on his face and in his voice that he’s looking forward to sharing it when the time is right.

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As we chatted about the show and the song, there were a couple of things that we really wanted to get to. The first was the lyric changes that T brought to the team when it was time to record Hope. We mentioned season one and Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine making changes to Ain’t Easy as a comparable situation, and it turns out that it was much the same circumstance. As a songwriter, T heard the song, sat with it, and started seeing ways to really make it his own. And it all went from there. We also asked him about his connection to the song.

In the episode, T. Thomason said that Hope started to feel like a letter to himself. That’s a powerful connection to be able to have to a song he didn’t write himself. It also allows for a more emotional and powerful performance, feeling the lyrics and music plays. We asked him if there was a moment that the song started to feel like it was his, and he told us that it came when he heard the final cut of the song. When he was at home, alone and listening to the track, the big synthy chorus came in and he knew that they’d nailed it.

And now, with the release official, T can share it with the world. He told us that he needed it to be time, the secret was becoming hard to keep, and the excitement of sharing Hope with the world was building.

T. Thomason isn’t new to music, but his name is new to a lot of listeners thanks to The Launch. And we should all be ready to hear more from him in the future.

While we were with T at Bell Media offices on Queen Street West in Toronto, we got him to play a round of 5 Quick Questions with us. Hit play to find out which album he’s playing on long drives, who he’d love to duet with, and more!

Thanks again to T. Thomason for taking the time to hang out with us. Stay tuned for more from The Launch season two!

Hope – Introducing T. Thomason from CTV’s The Launch CTV's The Launch returned to screens across the country on Wednesday night, and at the end of episode two, …