Priya Thomas is “Blood Heron” (Sunny Lane, Oct. 28)
I usually don’t read bio’s, let alone quote them, but Priya Thomas is a mystery to me and I couldn’t find the words to sum up her sound any better than the “About Me” section on her website:
A record meshed somewhere between the worlds of Sufjan Stevens, Bob Dylan and Tom Waits, Thomas sounds something like Grace Slick banging pots and pans or Mazzy Starr accompanied by warped ukeleles, clattering tambourines and plunky guitars.
What I like about her sound is the masculine nature of it. Sometimes female artists are so obviously female, kind of like the movies or books that are geared towards a female audience (Nights In Rodanthe anyone?). She’s not polished in any way on these songs and they’re not an easy listen either musically or lyrically but there is just so much more there than on a typical “womyn’s” release.
Priya’s new record is called Blood Heron and comes out in Canada on Oct. 28.