biographical info
Thom Coombes is a singer/songwriter and recording artist from St. John's, Newfoundland. Enthused by the aesthetic of home recordings, he started recording his own material in 1999 using a boombox with a built-in mic, moved on to a 4-track cassette and has been developing his recording skills ever since. In addition to self-producing 10 albums of his own work, Thom has recorded several artists in the St. John's scene, and been a guest artist on other groups' albums with his guitar, sitar, and harmonium. Thom & the Tomcats is Thom's band, and For Lovers & the Lonely Alike is their first commercial album. They are currently working on a second, aiming to be released later this summer.
influences
Bucky Quagmire
King Crimson
Neil Young
Simon Joyner
Grateful Dead
Halo Benders
Al Tuck
Franklin Bruno
Refrigerator
Mississippi John Hurt
Modest Mouse
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Shannon Wright
Steve Earle
Townes Van Zandt
Leonard Cohen
Violent Femmes
Bert Jansch
Bruce Springsteen
Nirvana
The Birthday Party
Hank III
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Dinosaur, Jr.
Prince
Peter and the Wolf
Morphine
The Folk Implosion
John Davis
Shrimper Records
Beck
Dire Straits
John Fahey
Chet Atkins
Kris Kristofferson
Hector Projector
Peter Narvaez