Beth Thornley by Beth Thornley

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Power Pop | Modern Rock

10 tracks | 32 minutes

Released Jan 2002
on Beth Thornley

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Chosen as the "Album of the Year" by the 2004 DIY Music Festival. Underground pop and melodic rock full of hooks and melodies you'll be humming tomorrow.

Editorial review

Sounding a bit like Sarah McClachlan and Sheryl Crow, with just enough Liz Phair and Juliana Hatfield ("Lucky You") to make things interesting, Beth Thornley alternately coos, whispers, and belts out oblique lyrics over a poppy, '60s-influenced Wall of Sound on her self-titled debut. The music on tracks like the dynamic and retro-futuristic opener "I Will Lie" could be Air doing indie rock -- analog synthesizer gurgles and whistles abound -- but for the most part, Thornley tackles straightforward singer/songwriter rock with a slight, contemporary psyche-rock sheen. Thornley's songwriting doesn't yet have the absolute pop brilliance of someone like Aimee Mann (the shuffling, piano-driven "Arrogance" sounds particularly Mann-inspired, and "Don't Save Me" could have been written after a Paul Thomas Anderson movie binge), but her tunes are propulsive and catchy, and don't shy away from layers of fuzzy guitars and odd instrumentation. This record is likely to go largely unnoticed -- there simply aren't any hooks as indelible as found on a Sheryl Crow single -- but it's an accomplished and eclectic release that proves Beth Thornley to be worthy of serious attention. ~ Charles Spano, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

Beth Thornley is earning a reputation as a profound songwriter in the underground pop world. Recognized for inventive melodies and intelligent lyrics, her songs keep the listener intrigued from beginning to end.

Performing Songwriter wrote “Beth Thornley's self-titled debut is one of the most professional and fully realized records to cross the DIY desk in a while. Breathless, cool, sexy and just about any other superlative adjective you can imagine, this record kicks off with a sleazy, skittering groove and proceeds at breakneck pace for 10 stellar tunes.”

Compared to Sheryl Crow, Aimee Mann and Beth Orton by writers such as Bruce Brodeen of Not Lame Recordings, Beth’s sound has been called, “pop with modern rock wrapped in a package of addicting hooks….Her music is filled with a delightful and most serious commitment to making things interesting at every turn.”

Summer 2006 brings the release of Beth’s 2nd album, “My Glass Eye”.