Amongst this years nominees for The 2009 Australian Music Prize was a name that I wasn't all that familar with. Next to the gorgeous production of Oh Mercy, Sarah Blasko and Lisa Mitchell, the dark synth-pop of Bertie Blackman and the blues-rock of The Mess Hall , Lucy Thorne was a relatively unknown quantity.

So, I allowed myself a listen.

Beautiful, sparss instrumentation accompanying such sweet sorrow. I've got to thank the Australian Music Prize for pointing me in this direction.

Dripping with meloncholy and reverb, her deep voice and understated delivery makes you want to sit in a corner and cry, in a good way. Lucy makes me marvel at the power of a song, a collection of words put together with a collection of musical notes, in a three minute package and delivered with startling honesty. A great can stop a person in their tracks.

I shouldn't have been suprised, her label (Vitamin Records) has a brilliant hit rate. In fact the last time I was blown away by a band like this was while listening to Lucy's labelmates Tinpan Orange.

Lucy Thorne's Myspace lists her great reviews, it's a long page - here are some of them.

"There are only two people in the room when you're listening to this album: Lucie Thorne and you. There is such an intensity of feeling here...moody folk, country noir...a collection of stories that speaks small but resonates much bigger. Thorne marks out her space with some fabulous sensuality."
Bernard Zuel, Sydney Morning Herald. Feature Album, March 2009

"Thorne writes some of the most simple and beautiful songs you will hear."
****, The Age

 Anyway, After I watch this clip I'm going straight to the shops to buy her album. Brilliant.