Teddy Thompson On Making Music To Send As Gifts During The Pandemic

Our Daily Breather is a series where we ask writers and artists to recommend one thing that’s helping them get through the days of isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. Who: Teddy Thompson Where: Brooklyn, N.Y. Recommendation: Learn something new and share it I have been quarantining alone at home in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. I wake up at around 8:30 a.m. each morning. It was 7:30 a.m. for the first week, and I expect it to push to 9:30 a.m. soon. I’ve always been one to jump out of bed as soon as I open my eyes. Put on gym clothes and get out of the house. Now I stay in bed and read the news headlines. First the New York Times for actual news and then The Daily Mail for gossip and fear-mongering (and the irrational hope that there will be some football/soccer news). After lingering au lit for an hour or so, I do get up and I do put on gym clothes and I head out to the only coffee place still open in my neighborhood (shout out to Playground Coffee Shop!) It’s a 15-minute walk and I’m