The Thorns was first played on NTS on 25 February 2021. Songs played include I Want You.

There are at least two artists with the same name:

1)The Thorns are a rock band formed in 2002 by Matthew Sweet, Pete Droge, and Shawn Mullins. They heavy use of close harmonies are reminiscent of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. They produced one album, also called The Thorns, in 2003. After a tour promoting the album, the members went their separate ways.

2) 80's post-punk from Austria