B.C.-based singer-songwriter Carly Thomas is the epitome of a worldly person: she's lived everywhere from Argentina and France to Thailand and Canada.
And it shows. Thomas brings her experience to all of her songs, offering listeners her words of wisdom through heartfelt lyrics and beautiful acoustic guitar lines.
Thomas's strong, clear voice is always thick with emotion, which adds to both the sincerity and beauty of her soft indie folk songs. Her tunes drip with truthfulness, as she isn't afraid to expose her heart in order to help her listeners mend theirs.
Thomas takes what she learned from her classical guitar lessons in Central America and adds her own poetic spin to it. With her earthy voice and raw lyrics, Thomas's sound is comparable to female folk singer-songwriters such as Ani DiFranco.
Thomas recently released her debut album, Distance. The disc, which contains only eight songs, is so beautiful it will likely leave you wanting more. To get a taste of her sound, listen to the title track on her MySpace page, www.myspace.com/singcarlythomas.
Thomas brings her talent to the Forest City this weekend; she will perform alongside singer Jarod Parlee at the London Music Club's Front Room June 21. Tickets are $5 and the show starts at 8:30 p.m.

The London Free
Press Anna Coutis, Lori Mastronardi, Brian Wong
Special to Sun Media
June 19, 2008

Review of “Distance”

Angry folk is a subgenre created by avid listeners of groundbreaking musicians like Ani Difranco. Angry chick rock has a less positive connotation, often because of the oversaturation of on clear channel-esque radio outlets. But the genre has some stellar singer/songwriters, including Tegan and Sara and Holly McNarland. Carly Thomas is a musician of the same caliber. She’s got the clear voice, tinged with just a hint of gruff reserve. Her delivery is strong and without hesitation and can have a bit of sarcasm or calm candor. Her honesty, above all else, shines and captivates the listener. Carly has the honesty and the true and obvious talent to stand out and shine in an oversaturated radio market.

South Of Mainstream Review by “Spodysingalong”