Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, “The Mighty Sparrow” I think the new Ted Leo & The Pharmacists album, The Brutalist Bricks, is their best since Hearts of Oak - Ted’s consistent and always good and smart, but this album is absolutely invigorated and invigorating. What I love the most about Ted Leo - and what you don’t get from many musicians - is the sort of energy that he brings to his work. It’s smart, caring, passionate, & concerned, and overall, you feel better after spending 45 minutes with Ted Leo and looking at his worldview. It’s earnest and authentic, punk as hell and righteously angry, but most of all, it’s genuine.