Paul Thorn Grimey’s Album Release Event
Come on out to the record store on Friday, February 21st for a special instore performance & album signing with Paul Thorn, a Mississippi born & bred songwriter and performer who previously worked as a boxer, furniture maker and painter. This Jack-of-all-trades even has his own Holiday (nearly seven years ago the Mississippi State Legislature declared March 27 'Paul Thorn Day'). He’s set to release his 13th full-length album, Life Is Just A Vapor, via Perpetual Obscurity Records on 2/21. We’ll be celebrating this momentous occasion with Thorn and can’t wait to see him perform his new songs in the record shop. All who place preorders for the album on our site here or in the record shop will score a wristband for Paul’s post-performance signing. Wristbands are required to participate in the signing for all 13+. Like space in the shop, wristbands are limited. They also guarantee access to our events. (Kids 12 & under do not require a wristband if attending with a wristband holding adult.) You can read more about our preorder here.
American Blues Scene writer Don Wilcock calls Thorn “an everyman (who) addresses things we all think about, but few can articulate with the kind of candor, humor and folksy truth that immediately endear him to almost everyone lucky enough to hear his music.”
Whether he’s expressing love in Life is Just a Vapor’s “I Knew,” warning an ex’s new conquest about the dangers ahead in “She Will,” extolling the value of holding off on sex in “Wait” or listing the ingredients for making a marriage work in “Courage My Love” (“a half-acre on your daddy’s land / and a little luck / a load of white gravel in our driveway / so we don’t get stuck in a rut /a 3-horsepower lawnmower and courage my love”), Thorn delivers his messages with consummate skill — and pinpoint precision. One minute, he’ll unwind an outrageous tale full of wild characters (often accompanied by his own cartoonish illustrations); the next, he’ll tug at heartstrings with confessions of love, loss or failed dreams, balancing wit and pathos with an ease only the best storytellers can pull off. One of Thorn’s favorites was his friend and mentor John Prine, who inspired the title tune.
All who preorder Life Is Just a Vapor on blue colored vinyl LP or CD in the record store or on our site here for local, store pickup will receive a wristband for Thorn’s signing in the shop! Don’t miss your chance to catch this special performance at Grimey’s. We look forward to hosting Paul Thorn and celebrating his new album with him and all of you! See you soon, Music City.
Paul Thorn’s Life Is Just a Vapor opaque blue vinyl LP