Press

Jamie O'Meara
Hour Magazine
"Thomson comes from a school of writing that exists half a block up from Springsteen, just down and around the corner from Waits, a place where what you say can be just as important as how you say it. This time there's a Beatlesque feel, like Lennon on one shoulder, McCartney on the other, and a whole lot of singing from the fellow in between."

Vanessa Meadu
Neumu.net, The Insider One Daily Report
"Thomson, on guitar, and his three-piece band immediately floored me...His lyrics echo poetry of old, filled with romantic and dark imagery. The all-important spark was certainly there..."

B.T.
ZenVendor.com
"Everything I read about this guy compares him to Tom Waits. He must be sick of hearing it, but the comparison is hard not to make. A raspy voice and an approach to songs that is not so much sideways as backwards... Tom would be proud (or maybe a little worried about his career, looking over his shoulder at Cooper coming up behind him). A strong performer who knows how to push the limits of his songs live...he pushed his way through the last two songs, and managed to do so without losing the momentum of his very strong performance."

Lorraine Carpenter
Chartattack.com
"... Classic-quality tunes, wry and intelligent lyrics, a home-style voice and minimal pop instrumentation... make songwriter extraordinaire Cooper Thomson a must-see..."

Jamie O'Meara
Hour Magazine
"This is a public service announcement: Classy, accomplished and polished are just three ways I'd describe Cooper Thomson's CD debut Lamplight On Hutchison... There's a reason the mumbling rumbling around this guy has been getting louder of late..."