In the tradition of Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, and David Gray, Tom's debut album Tar has this wonderful air of vulnerability and unassuming wisdom. As you ride through this lyrical journey, you get the feeling Tom is being honest with you, telling tales of defenseless woe and melancholy madness. The Denny Song (track 5)was featured in the film "Telling You" and Tom's version of the "Michael Bolton's version of The Thong Song" was featured in the hit movie Unercover Brother (track not included on cd).