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The album, "Mission Bell," was released by Amos Lee in 2016. The album is a collection of songs that are all well-crafted and have a seductive feel to them. The Philadelphia Inquirer praised the album's compact, well-constructed songs and the singer's ability to balance jazzy crooning and blue-eyed soul work within classic archetypes. The Associated Press has praised the album's gloriously sexy voice and People magazine declared him one of pops best-kept secrets. The album was produced by Joey Burns of the acclaimed band Calexico. The album features a variety of guest artists, including Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, Sam Beam (Iron & Wine), Priscilla Ahn, Pieta Brown, and James Gadson. The album as a whole displays a remarkable range and cohesion, an array of emotions unified by Lee's eclectic taste and distinctive vocals.
Amos Lee is a Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter who has released three critically and commercially successful albums on Blue Note Records. His music has been called Anthemic by The New York Times and seductive by Vanity Fair, while the Philadelphia Inquirer waxed rhapsodic about his compact, well-constructed songs, slightly southern drawl, and sensitive delivery that balances jazzy crooning and blue-eyed soul work within classic archetypes. The Associated Press has praised his gloriously sexy voice and People magazine declared him one of pops best-kept secrets. Mission Bell is his fourth album for EMIs Blue Note Records, and his richest and most fully formed album to date. Mission Bell, which was produced by Joey Burns of the acclaimed band Calexico, displays both range and cohesion, an array of emotions unified by Lees eclectic taste and distinctive vocals. With a remarkable set of guestsincluding Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, Sam Beam (Iron & Wine), Priscilla Ahn, Pieta Brown, and James Gadsonand the musical backing of Calexico, the album marks the arrival of Amos Lee as a mature artist who continues to explore his musical and thematic interests
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