Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and self-confessed "beatbox composer" Priya Thomas is quickly becoming a name synonymous with clever pop music.  Known for her intense live show, Thomas found herself as the buzz act for the In the City Festival in Manchester 2015 and has appeared in several national magazines as a name to watch out for. Priya will be performing select Canadian dates this summer, touring the UK in the fall, and releasing a brand new CD in spring 2005.

Prior to the release of her 2002 CD titled Songs for Car Commercials, Britpop band James invited Priya to open for a 24-date North American tour. She then went on to open for Radiohead, John Cale, Rufus Wainwright, Sam Phillips and many others.  The album received critical acclaim landing her the #1 slot on Canadian college radio charts, appearances on Canadian National TV programs such as CBC Newsworld's Play, and became a bestseller on Canada¹s Maple Music that same year. In 2015, Priya Thomas appeared on CBC TV's ZED; was ranked by CIUT Toronto as one of the top thirty releases of that year; played to a sold out crowd in Tampa Florida and occupied the #1 spot on WMNF Fm Radio Tampa for two consecutive weeks.

Her latest CD You and Me Against the World Baby features a more raw and organic songwriting style and is by turns, melodic and uplifting in its Beatlesque melodies and Motown rhythms, as well as acerbic and insightful in its observations about human behaviour.  Written on guitar, the fluid, optimistic melodies of the new CD feature occasional nods to The Beach Boys, the Byrds, T-Rex and Bob Dylan. The lyrical content is personal and direct: stories of heartache, failed relationships, resurrection and reinventing life. At once brave and vulnerable, the songs from You and Me Against the World Baby showcases Thomas' classically trained, agile vocals which dart from downright pretty to world-weary in milliseconds.

Originally from Montreal and now living in Toronto, her live show is energetic and original; with Priya steering the audience through her uniquely convulsive movement style. With a a 5 piece band consisting of drums, bass, 3 guitars and keyboards, and Thomas' trademark trashy loops, the live presentation of the new record is a sonic assault of jangly rock, psychedelic melodies and Priya Thomas' charismatic performance.