A.V. Club: Best of the Decade

Artist Ted Leo And The Pharmacists

  • Shawn Brackbill

Whether it was with his former band Chisel or his current backing band The Pharmacists, indie-rock icon Ted Leo has always been a prolific songwriter, churning out new records on pretty much a yearly basis. But even by Leo’s standards, The Pharmacists’ latest (and appropriately titled) EP, 2008’s Rapid Response, was a pretty quick turnaround. An admittedly “hastily written and recorded” benefit for Democracy Now! and Minneapolis Food Not Bombs, the four-song EP was Leo’s response to the arrest of protestors and journalists by the St. Paul police department at the Republican National Convention. Even with last year’s election now behind us, he’s still as political as ever—and his prolificacy hasn’t waned. 

Updated 09/03/2009

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