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Jul 02 2008, 12:38 PMLast Days at the Lodge debut #29 on the Billboard Top 200
Blue Note Records is very proud to announce that Amos Lee's new record, Last Days at the Lodge has debuted at #29 on the Billboard Top 200. This is Lee's highest debut in his career as well as his highest chart position. Last Days at the Lodge was released on June 24th and is Lee's third record. Previously his highest Billboard chart position was #76, for his last record, Supply and Demand. Lee's first record debuted at #190 and peaked at #113, but got to the #2 position on the "Heatseekers" chart. Both records have sold over a combined half million worldwide.
Critical response to the new album has been fantastic. Besides performing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and appearing on the Tavis Smiley Show on PBS, Lee is about to be featured on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday. In print, Last Days at the Lodge has been receiving raves. In their three out of four-star review, People magazine called Lee "still one of pop's best-kept secrets, while exclaiming that he has "perfected the art of rootsy rainy-day music, soaking in blues, folk, country and gospel, as well as some Bill Withers-style R&B." The Philadelphia Inquirer noted that there's now "more jazz and soul on Lee's songs," and called his fantastic voice "smoothly expressive." Paste said the new album "finds Lee at his melodic and passionate best," while Relix said Lee's new songs are "sexy and real," continuing, "he gives you the soul of Bill Withers in a more tempered, edgier form - in the body of an earnest, sincere singer/songwriter. And over three albums he's gotten better and better at it. Last Days at the Lodge offers proof."
Last Days at the Lodge was produced by Don Was, and features Lee on guitars, Doyle Bramhall, Jr (Eric Clapton) on guitar, Spooner Oldham (Neil Young, Aretha Franklin) on keys, Pino Palladino (The Who, D'Angelo) on bass and James Gadson (Bill Withers) on drums, along with many others. The record finds Lee honing and emphasizing all the things that earned him his strong fanbase from the get go: His singing is rich, direct and confident, the songs are sharply crafted, the melodies memorable and crisp, the lyrics focused. The production is fuller and less sparse, but the atmosphere remains uncluttered.
"Listen," the first single from the new record, was #1 most added on the R&R AAA chart and is currently experiencing strong airplay across the country. At the beginning of May, Lee performed at BAM in Brooklyn, NY, during the exclusive Paul Simon series. Billboard reviewed the performance and said, "The audience, who seemed largely unfamiliar with Lee, was on its feet by the end of his short set."
Lee is about to kick off a North American headlining tour, beginning July 8 in Kitchener, Ontario, and finishing in San Francisco, CA, on September 9.
See all the Tour Dates @ http://www.amoslee.com/shows.php
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Jun 24 2008, 08:37 AMAmos Lee - Last Days at the Lodge available now!Last Days at the Lodge is Amos Lee's third record, following his first two critically-acclaimed and tremendously successful records, Supply and Demand (2006) and his 2005 self-titled debut. The new record is produced by Don Was, and features Lee on guitars, Doyle Bramhall, Jr. (Eric Clapton) on guitar, Spooner Oldham (Neil Young, Aretha Franklin) on keys, Pino Palladino (The Who, D'Angelo) on bass, and James Gadson (Bill Withers) on drums, along with many others.
Available in stores and online now!
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Jun 23 2008, 03:00 PMAmos on The Late Show with Craig Ferguson Tonight
Tune in to The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS 12:35am ET/PT) TONIGHT to hear Amos Lee perform "Listen" from Last Days atthe Lodge- available everywhere June 24th.
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Jun 23 2008, 09:17 AMAmos Lee live from Tavis Smiley Show
Amos Lee recently appeared and performed on The Tavis Smiley Show. Check out Amos performing "Better Days" on Tavis Smiley's Video Blog. There are links here to the video blog and the posting on YouTube. Last Days at the Lodge is in stores and online everywhere tomorow (June 24).
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/special/tavisblog.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-TKQuABFB8
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Jun 10 2008, 10:13 AMPre-order Last Days at the Lodge on iTunes for an exclusive bonus track!Amos Lee's Last Days at the Lodge is due out on June 24, 2008, but you have two chances to pre-order it now. Exclusive Bonus Track "Dignified Woman" available with pre-order on iTunes. You can also visit Amazon.com to pre-order the CD!
Last Days at the Lodge is Lee's third record, following his first two critically-acclaimed and tremendously successful records, Supply and Demand (2006) and his 2005 self-titled debut. The new record is produced by Don Was, and features Lee on guitars, Doyle Bramhall, Jr. (Eric Clapton) on guitar, Spooner Oldham (Neil Young, Aretha Franklin) on keys, Pino Palladino (The Who, D'Angelo) on bass, and James Gadson (Bill Withers) on drums, along with many others.
Watch Amos Lee perform "Listen" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on June 16th! -
Jun 05 2008, 10:51 AMFree Amos Lee MP3 available. New Release, Last Days at the Lodge available June 24.A free MP3 of the song "Ease Back" is now available online from Filter Magazine. You can grab the MP3 of "Ease Back" at th e following link right here @ http://www.filter-mag.com/index.php?id=16814&amc=6. Download it, pop it on your iPod & be a good friend and pass it on to somebody. "Ease Back" is from the forthcoming Blue Note release, Last Days at the Lodge. Last Days at the Lodge features 11 new Amos-penned tunes and was produced by Don Was. Last Days at the Lodge is available everywhere on June 24th, but a special Pre-Order promotion begins on iTunes on June 10.
Grab the free MP3 of "Ease Back" now http://www.filter-mag.com/index.php?id=16814&amc=6.
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