The thing I like best about Beth Thornley is the way she undercuts her own hooks. Just when I think she's finally cheesed out, she throws in a sly bit. A little wink, as it were. So we know that she doesn't really buy into the whole major-label pop thing.She oughta, really, because she sure can write songs that could garner loads of airplay. But I'm guessing there's a wee little something called integrity keeping her from dumbing down her songs that far.This isn't to say that she doesn't use catchy hooks, booming backbeats and fuzzy guitars. It's just that she uses more. These songs are deceptively simple sounding. There's something behind the facade, and that's what you oughta be paying attention to, anyway.Ear candy that doesn't leave a guilty feeling at the end. Thornley has all the chops. Catch her now before, you know, she realizes how much money is on the table. Jon Worley (A&A) |