Thomas Hagström Freund, born August 28, 1968, in the United States of America, is an American musician known for his work as a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Freund met Ben Harper while attending Pitzer College in Claremont, California, leading to their collaborative album Pleasure and Pain released in 1992. Freund joined the alternative country group The Silos as their bassist before releasing his debut solo album, North American Long Weekend, in 1998 on Red Ant Records. This album received critical acclaim from Ann Powers of The New York Times. Throughout his career, Freund released several albums including Sympatico (2001) and Copper Moon (2004). His work was featured on television shows such as One Tree Hill and Parenthood. In 2014, he released Two Moons through a PledgeMusic campaign.