COMEDY & IMPROV
Amos Lee
February 11, 2011
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With a sound that’s rooted both in folk and soul, Amos Lee has often been compared to artists like James Taylor and Bill Withers, though he says that his own sensibility is shaped by an ever-widening range of influences. “As a songwriter, you have to be singular, you have to listen to your own voice,” he says. His upcoming release, Mission Bell, begins a new creative journey for the singer-songwriter.
“There's a real spirituality and searching element to a lot of these songs,” says Lee, a point that’s driven home by the presence of such singer-songwriter legends as Lucinda Williams and Willie Nelson, both of whom were eager to interpret Lee’s songs for the album. Lee credits Mission Bell’s intimate yet expansive sound to John Convertino and producer Joey Burns of Calexico, who also backed in on the album.
Since the release of his self-titled debut album in 2005, the Philadelphia native & former schoolteacher has been one of his generation’s most celebrated songwriters. After being named one of Rolling Stone’s “Top 10 Artists to Watch,” Lee quickly went on to tour with such giants as Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, Paul Simon, and Elvis Costello.
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February 11, 2011Times:
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