There are two artists known with the name of Crystal Thomas. One is an Australian rock singer that uses to play with her band "The Flowers of Evil", the other one is an american jazz singer and piano player, 1) Crystal Thomas (AUS) Crystal Thomas’ lyrics, at once honest and mysterious, draw the listener into her sometimes sinister, always melodic, tales of suffering, hope, desire, deception and other tricks kept up beauty's sleeve. She creates brooding, haunting musical landscapes, brilliantly realized by her seriously impressive band. The Flowers Of Evil released their debut album in October 2008 on Stovepipe Records, distributed through MGM. It is also available to download through Musicplug & Itunes. The Flowers Of Evil’s self – titled, debut album was recorded in Matt Walker’s studio - the 8 Track Shack - recording their debut album, with Matt at the helm as mentor and producer. The album also features guest performances by Conway Savage (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds), Rui Pereira (The Drones), Matt Walker, Jen Anderson and Liz Stringer. Crystal Thomas & The Flowers Of Evil have recently finished recording their follow up album ‘La Tormenta’ at Matt Walker's 8 Track shack with Matt Walker & Spencer P Jones co-producing the recording. The single 'La Tormenta' from the forthcoming album is due to be released on November 20th 2009 & the album is due to be released in early 2010. Crystal Thomas & The Flowers Of Evil’s most recent shows include: main support for James McCann & The Dirty Skirts launching their album ‘Bound For The Blues’ & Winterlong benefit Concert at the Thornbury theatre - Crystal Thomas & The Flowers Of Evil + Crystal Thomas & Mick Harvey (Bad Seeds) singing Serge Gainsbourg’s song ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ with the Rockwiz orchestra. ----- 2) Crystal Thomas (USA) Crystal comes from a long line of musical women. "The women in my family are gifted musicians and voracious lovers of life. I am the fifth generation to carry on this tradition and feel it is my sacred duty to sing." In a vibrato reminiscent of the old Jazz world, swooping melodies, Kate-Bush inspired strings, and a swoon here and there, Crystal is the first to admit that she walks on the funny side of life. Influenced and inspired by artists like Billie Holiday, Joni Mitchell, Queen, and Kate Bush Crystal's brand of vintage pop has been accepted as a breathe of fresh air among Nashville listeners. “As a child I was enthralled with musical theater,” Crystal says. She wrote her first musical when she was 8 and continued to write musicals through high school. “I think in show-tunes,” Crystal admits. “As a kid I wanted to be a Dutch milkmaid. Most of my songs were written about the hard life a Dutch milk maid, the tyranny against such folk, and the princes who would save us. Theatrics is a part of me and definately bleeds into my live show.” In 2008 Crystal wrote the material for her EP “The Touch of My Skin” while working as a pastry chef. “It is no wonder there are so many coffee and cake references in this EP,” Crystal laughs, “My entire world that year was coffee, cake, and funny, awkward moments.” Crystal recorded “The Touch of My Skin” with producer, Neilson Hubbard, at his Nashville studio, Mr. Lemons, in 2009. The Touch of My Skin was released in April of 2009. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.