[1] He was championed by the English disc jockey Steve Lamacq as a "cult figure of the future".
[3] His music has been called "devoid of pretention but full of original eccentricity"[4] while the post-punk musician Paul Hawkins has lauded his writing "joyous, catchy and indescribably wonderful songs that are simultaneously utterly universal and entirely unique".
[5] His debut album Everything Beautiful Reminds Me of You was released by Pointy Records in late 2008.
[7] His work has been featured in Flux Magazine,[8] Keep It Fast.com,[9] and RadioNowhere's Best of 2008[10] and was included on Spinner.com "Ten Acts to Watch in 2010" as "a one-man Divine Comedy.
"[2] tim Ten YEN has toured with and opened in support of Carter USM and also for the group's lead singer Jim Bob's solo shows.