Life-long, and quite prolific, New York based songwriter Thomas Itty has been penning his own jams since he was in his teens. With a classic rock edge, some acoustic soul, a little Americana and a dash of folk, Retrospective delivers 35 tracks from this writers creative mind.

Originally from Bangalore, India, Thomas has been in New York for approximately 25 years. Retrospective is his third album following up previous releases: 2000’s The Dark Edge Of The Light and From There To Here, released in 2013.

With 35 tracks total on Retrospective and a high level of song crafting consistency, it’s safe to say Thomas’ new album provides plenty of classic-folk-rockin’ jams that will boost your mood, pump your adrenaline, poke at your heart, reflect on past events, or simply have you sitting back, tapping your foot, enjoying some high quality music for an extended period of time (a major plus for those of us whose brains shut down dude to the abundance of options and the inability to decide).

The prolific writer that he is, Thomas has also published a book, Bangalore Baloney. Originally a soundtrack was to be recorded and released alongside the book, but due to multiple constraints Thomas has only, thus far, released the book.

About his prolific writing nature, Thomas says,

I have written well over 100 songs going back to when I was a teenager. I don’t know where they come from — the lyrics and music just appear by magic when I pick up my guitar sometimes and I don’t struggle much to finish the songs. I think all my songs in some way reflect a feeling that I’m going through at a given moment but have a universality that other people can relate to.”

Thomas Itty on his volume of songwriting

Retrospective is available on CD Baby. For all the streamers out there, here is the Spotify link.

Connect directly with Thomas Itty on his official website, ReverbNation or trusty ‘ole FB.