Make It Up As We Go

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#		Title	Length
1		Time To Make A Change	4:11	Play
2		Man On The Side	3:04	Play
3		Talking About The Weather	4:19	Play
4		Long Time	3:15	Play
5		Favourite Thing	4:27	Play
6		Stay (Just A Little While)	4:49	Play

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To buy the record, visit www.thomlyons.com - Digital download version also coming soon!!!

Biography
Singer/songwriter Thom Lyons hails from London, England, and first picked up the guitar in 1995.

"I think a lot of people my age got swept up in the whole Brit Pop thing. Guitar bands suddenly became cool again, and before then, I guess I had never really considered it." But while the inspiration for picking up a guitar came from that very British movement, his songwriting style couldn't be more different. "I think most of the music I was listening to had a very American sound. Groups like Dave Matthews Band, REM and Counting Crows were always pretty permanent fixtures on my stereo, and later, singers like Jason Mraz and John Mayer". While working in a record store for five years to help pay for college and university exposed him to all sorts of musical genres, when it came to writing, he always returned to his roots. "As much as I love listening to all sorts of music, I was never going to be a punk rocker or an avant garde experimentalist. I write pop rock songs. I think 'Pop' has become quite a dirty word in England, because it's associated with manufactured acts with dance routines and big sappy ballads. I'd like to think a time will come when we can reclaim that word."

While Thom had been playing and writing songs for years, it wasn't until 2003 that he started playing in public. "All my friends knew I played and sang, but I was always a little nervous to make that big jump to playing to strangers. You don't have the security of your own four walls, and you're putting out these songs and leaving yourself open for attack. But finally, a couple of friends convinced me to play at an acoustic night that ran in a local bar. I met the guy running it, Tristan, from Native Tongue, and some of the other acts and they were all so welcoming. I think I was spoiled having a place like that to come and experiment in. We had a great crowd and getting a good reception is the best drug in the world. It made me forget why I was so scared."

Since then, Thom has been playing in many acoustic nights all over London, winning people over with a combination of beautifully crafted songs, and an amazingly strong voice jumping between rich, weathered baritone and soaring falsetto.