Sing Me A Song

"Fans of the pleasantly languid side of Sarah Harmer and the new soul trend ignited by Mark Ronson's work will appreciate Shannon Rose, an Ottawa singer-songwriter who appears at home in both worlds. Rose has a seductive, smoky voice and an ear for textured songs in the style of New Bohemians or Laura Veirs. The themes of her songs cover familiar, heart-to-heart territory, but the sincerity is clear. Importantly, the Thorns play the role of an accomplished backing band with a variety of talents, and add brass parts to inject extra character into such songs as Florida Sky and Sing Me a Song." - Mason Wright, National Post 2008

"Rose, the de facto heart and soul behind the rhythmic pop fusion of The Thorns, is by turns vulnerable and naive, streetwise and downright seductive, sometimes all in the same song. It's an elusive, occasionally ambiguous quality - dangerous and impulsive one second, timid and innocent the next - that comes to define the warm, sonic purr of her resplendent debut Sing Me a Song. Its sweet acoustic lustre owes as much to Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder and The Beatles as it does to Morcheeba, Belle & Sebastian and Eleni Mandell." - Steve Baylin, Ottawa XPress 2008