Californian Singer-songwriter Adrina Thorpe’s debut album, Elusive, was a sunny collection of light toned pop songs beautifully sung by a talented performer. As the opening chords and lyrics of ‘Impossible Dream’ set the context for the songs to come, it becomes clear that her second release delves deeper beneath the surface of the psyche. ‘Flawed I am and flawed I will remain, broken since the day the package opened.’ Flawless, however, is her delicately powerful vocal. …

It’s been a while since a singer/storyteller has come around with great talent, great songwriting and great stories to tell. Well my friends, please help me welcome Adrina Thorpe, who’s captivating vocals and enchanting deftness on the keys are simply amazing and adept. Adrina has this beautiful angelic, breathy vocal approach that she matches so well with her keys that really paints a picture with each track and really makes her stories come alive. The pure honesty of Adrina’s …

Adrina Thorpe gained a great deal of popular attention from her debut album, Elusive, placing songs in shows from CW and Lifetime networks as well as independent films. Her song Who Will Find Me was proclaimed by DJ Armin Van Buuren to be "his favorite song of the last two years". Thorpe's follow-up CD, Halflight & Shadows, brings no sophomore slump for the performer whose songwriting walks the line between darkness and light. With an all-star band of cohorts including producer Filippo …

Combining Enya-like ethereal vocals with a Tori Amos-like command of the keys, Adrina Thorpe offers positive tunes of love gone right. She draws the listener in and then captures them with lyrics and music that are both mesmerizing and spellbinding. Thorpe’s mastery of the keys is comparable to Sarah McLachlan and Norah Jones, while her breathy, airy vocal style is reminiscent of Enya and Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer. The addition of Takahashi complements the keys and completes the …

Caught in the Carousel, Alex Green "Flawed I am and flawed I will remain/Broken since the day the package opened," sings Adrina Thorpe on her sophomore effort Halflight And Shadows. Concerned with everything from the mistakes we make to the way we change our minds in the middle of the night, Thorpe's new collection is stirring stuff. Armed with a voice that is positively exquisite, Thorpe makes her emotional precision look easy. There are sweeping pop numbers ("Impossible Dream," …

On Elusive, Californian singer-songwriter Adrina Thorpe delivers an impressive debut album, packed with thoughtful songs that are beautifully written, beautifully arranged, beautifully performed and beautifully sung. Drawing deep from the well of a host of great singer-songwriters, from Carole King through to Tori Amos, Thorpe succeeds without ever freefalling into the all too common trap of imitation. Rather, the album portrays a noble interplay of heritage and influence, and it’s to startling …

Mason & Hamlin Grand Piano, Childhood Friend Of Pianist/Songwriter Adrina Thorpe Adrina Thorpe, a classically trained musician and now a singer songwriter, has a new record coming out in August. Halflight and Shadows is her second effort, with songs being collected over a period of years. It is a concept record with the songs themed around light, dakrk, day, night, shadows et al. She has worked with the likes of DJ Shah and Armin Van Buuren. Thorpe, as a pianist, was a natural to talk to Gearwire …

Adrina Thorpe is often compared to Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan and countless other songstresses; and though her style is certainly similar, Adrina stands apart. She is a classically trained pianist and her masterful skills are evident throughout her second album, Halflight & Shadows. But despite her musical expertise, her lyrics show her vulnerable side, as she is unafraid to sing about heartache, breakups, and other issues that make us human. My favorite song is "Everything Changes," which …

It’s no secret – there is no one formula to being an exceptional writer. Some excel with humor, others with realism and honesty, more with storytelling ability and others with incredible attention to beautiful detail. Myself? I’ve always considered myself a real and honest writer – to the point. I however find myself jealous of writers like our latest feature, Adrina Thorpe – a writer capable of not only great story telling, but painting beautiful pictures as well. Lyrics so …

the iProng interview with independent singer-songwriter Adrina Thorpe who discusses her new album Halflight & Shadows, where she gets her songwriting inspiration, and how podsafe music has impacted her career… Adrina Thorpe and I are on the phone to talk about her new album of beautifully haunting piano-accompanied melodies, Halflight & Shadows, but before we discuss the new music I can’t help but ask her about something she first got involved with several years ago: making her music …

I discovered Adrina Thorpe on MySpace. Her style is beautiful piano pop ala Sarah McLachlan, Vienna Teng and the like. Her voice is lovely and suits the music well.
The production is first class, very professional. Creating a full layered sound.
Some of the songs are very mainstream pop (but in a good way) and would be very comfortable on AAA radio next the above-mentioned artists as well as Anna Nalick, and Shawn Colvin and the like. I would say that “More Than Seventeen” certainly falls in this category along with “With Hope”.
“Round the Bend” is my favorite currently, but I also like “Correction” and “Never Meant” is fun too. But really I like all the songs. They’re all solid and there’s not a one I’d skip. You don’t get that on very many CDs nowadays! I hope Adrina Thorpe is here to stay.
Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds

Adrina Thorpe is a singer/songwriter from Orange County, CA. Her debut album had featured songs on Lifetime and the CW network as well as many independent films. Her sophomore effort, “Halflight & Shadows” was released in June 2009 and continues on the success of her debut album “Elusive”. Her voice on the opening track “Impossible Dream” is a cross between Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan, but the music has a harder rock vibe. “Midnight” has a more …