"Amos Lee spent the years just prior to 2024's "Transmissions" exploring the work of his influences, including the lyrical west coast jazz of '50s icon Chet Baker and the poetic Americana of Lucinda Williams. He seemingly brings all of this experience to bear here, striking an assured balance between ragged folk intimacy and gorgeously arranged Baroque pop. It was produced by Lee and largely recorded live over a one-week period in upstate New York. The result is an album that illuminates all of the raw emotionality and literate qualities of the singer/songwriter's best work, but with a broad musicality that feels ambitious, even as it remains loose and never overly planned out. With "Transmissions", Lee has made an album that's both cozy and daring, one that reaches for connection and pulls you deep into it." (AllMusic; 4.5 uit 5 sterren)
"On his eighth album, 2022's hushed Dreamland, Amos Lee offers a soulful musical balm for a troubled world. It's a vibe he's grown increasingly reliable for, balancing his intimate acoustic balladry with moments of heartfelt country-tinged pop and soulfully hypnotic R&B anthems. Produced by Christian "Leggy" Langdon, Dreamland brings together all of these sounds, albeit in an even duskier and more low-key way than either 2016's Spirit or 2018's My New Moon. Dreamland feels more generally introspective and less concretely focused on any one event or message. However, that doesn't mean it's any less heartfelt. There's a widescreen empathy to many of the songs as Lee crafts lyrical and cinematic moments that feel like he's wrapping his arms around the listener. It feels intentional that much of Dreamland is relaxed in tone, pitched at the speed of early afternoon sun streaming through an open window." (Allmusic)
"In many ways, singer/songwriter Amos Lee's sixth full-length album isn't that different from his previous efforts. At its core, "Spirit" is a set of earthy, passionate songs rife with Lee's longstanding knack for melodic, poetic lyricism. But "Spirit" also feels like a new beginning, with Lee bringing more of his contemporary R&B and '70s soul influences to the fore. However, rather than serving as a complete shift away from Lee's past work, "Spirit" feels like the apotheosis of his ongoing maturation as an artist who has never shied away from creative growth. Framing his voice in warm acoustic guitars, strings, deep bass, and even the occasional synth, Lee updates his approach, bringing to mind a meld of Milton Nascimento, Bill Withers, and Al Jarreau. It also doesn't hurt that he's written some of his most immediately memorable hooks to date. It's a mix of old and new sounds, that Lee combines here perfectly." (Matt Collar, Allmusic; 4,5 uit 5 sterren)\n\n"Misdadig mooi album van herboren artiest." (Thomas Spiekerman, Lust For Life; 5 uit 5 sterren!!)
"De Amerikaanse zanger en songwriter Amos Lee heeft een mooie stem vol subtiele soul, die zich leent voor een waaier aan genres. Folk, americana, rock en country zijn muziekstijlen die in meer- of mindere mate terug zijn gekomen op Lee?s platen. (...) Op deze hommage kruipt hij in de huid van jazztrompettist en -zanger Chet Baker. Dat hij goed naar de inmiddels klassieke uitvoeringen van een plaat als Chet Baker Sings (1956) heeft geluisterd is evident. Lee?s uitvoeringen liggen absoluut prettig in het gehoor, maar klinken door de onvermijdelijke vergelijking met Baker toch wat oppervlakkig. Wat de versies van laatstgenoemde zo bijzonder maakte is het feit dat hij op zo?n ingetogen wijze hartverscheurend getergd kon klinken (ook in zijn trompetspel). Dat is onmogelijk te evenaren - en dat was vast ook niet de bedoeling van Lee, die er met deze plaat wel in is geslaagd een oprecht eerbetoon aan Baker te maken." (Muziekweb)|
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