My Glass Eye
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Record Label: Beth Thornley
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You can get a copy of this album here or an autographed copy at her website. And now, for a couple of quotes from a couple reviews of the CD followed by the bio......
“Her catchy melodies, diverse fusion of genres and colorful, wry lyrics are reason enough for DIY artist Thornley to stand out.” Paste
“Thornley’s creations are wickedly infections in their slyness. ‘My Glass Eye’ may be the best songwriter’s album currently available on the market.” Larry Sakin, Blogcritics.org.
"On My Glass Eye, Beth Thornley blends pop, alternative rock, and punk that really isn’t comparable to many other female solo artists out there." American Songwriter
"Be it aggressive punk rock or a rich piano and cello ballad, the jerky rhythms of alt-rock or even a melancholy tango, Thornley feels at home." All Music Guide
"So solid is the album as a whole that the excellent acoustic cover of "Eleanor Rigby" at disc’s end feels more like an encore than a highlight." Illinois Entertainer
"If you like “smart pop” a la Aimee Mann, Sam Phillips or Brandi Carlile, you owe it to yourself to check out this CD." Keyboard Magazine
Bio:
Singer/songwriter Beth Thornley combines classic sounds of '70s rock with the earnestness of Death Cab for Cutie, Aimee Mann and Ben Folds for her own playful kind of sweetness. The Alabama-born Thornley recorded her first album, a critically acclaimed self-titled effort issued on her own Stiff Hips imprint, in 2003. "I Will Lie" was chosen as a rock category finalist in the 2003 USA Songwriting Competition and her song, “Done” was a finalist in the same category in 2005. Three years after her first album, Thornley returned with the confident, genre-blending My Glass Eye. Thornley's songs have been featured in episodes of The Hills, Life, Everwood, Laguna Beach, Scrubs and Friday Night Lights, while also appearing on The Perfect Man and Between soundtracks. On the strength of her album, “My Glass Eye”, Thornley has been featured in articles in national publications such as Paste, Keyboard and Electronic Musician. Thornley now lives in Los Angeles. You can hear her and her band at Hotel Café on June 12, 2009 in Los Angeles. Her next album is due July '09.
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So talanted....
author: Justin T.
Beth is so talented, its a shame she hasn't broken out into the main stream yet. She has very conscious and thoughful lyrics accompanied by her angelic voice and awesome instumental by her and her band mates! Buy it, you won't be sorry! Check out her local shows in you live in the LA area!
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One of the best CD's I've heard this year
author: Brian C
I never heard Beth Thornley's music until I purchased this CD. I bought the CD solely based on other reviews I read. And I am pleased to say that I can strongly recommend this disc to anyone who is looking for well written, well performed and incredibly catchy music. Definitely worth checking out!
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carefully crafted, defiantly diverse, sharp-eyed and skewered views of life
author: All Music Guide
ALL MUSIC GUIDE
review of “My Glass Eye”
Does Beth Thornley want to be all things to all people? More likely she doesn't want to be stylistically pigeonholed, an easy abyss for singer/songwriters to stumble into, and so she's deliberately made My Glass Eye defiantly diverse. Almost every song on the set falls into a different genre, from the shimmering pop of the opening song, "Stand," to the down-home blues of the hidden final track, as Eye casts its gaze across musical fields and finds them all equally delectable. Be it aggressive punk rock or a rich piano and cello ballad, the jerky rhythms of alt-rock or even a melancholy tango tinged with echoes of Fun Boy Three's "Tunnel of Love," Thornley feels at home, while her vocals are as eclectic in style as the songs themselves. But far from the album being a chaotic kaleidoscope of sounds, multi-instrumentalist Rob Cairns' extraordinary production gives this eclectic set a surprising coherence. Even the most kick-ass number, "Mr. Lovely," creates open space for Thornley to control, while on quieter songs, the atmospheres seems to pool around her. It's obvious the arrangements were built around Thornley, each carefully crafted into the perfect backdrop for the singer and her lyrics. And those lyrics are equally instrumental in melding the set together, with their sharp-eyed and skewered views of life and relationships. Filled with clever twists, Thornley turns words, phrases, and even marketing slogans inside out and their meanings upside down, jolting listeners time and time again. Her lyrics offer much to savor, but there's a distinct tartness to them that beautifully offsets the sweet (but never sugary) edge of her voice. All in all, Eye is a musical feast wrapped around a meaty lyrical meal, a succulent banquet to behold.
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