Chris Lee

THE SEXUAL POLITICS OF ME
Directed by Matt Buchholz
BABY BELLE
Directed by Matt Buchholz
Live footage from Galapagos circa late 2000-early 2001
Dylan Fusillo (dr); Andrew burnes (ba); Jeremy Wilms (gt).
ABOUT CL
North Carolina-born, Brooklyn-based singer and songwriter; Released three albums: Chris Lee (Misra, 2000), Plays and Sings Torch'd Songs, Charivari Hymns & Oriki Blue-Marches (Smells Like Records, 2001), Cool Rock (Misra, 2003); worked in the studio and on stage with Steve Shelley, Jeremy Wilms, Greg Gonzalez, Yusuke Yamamoto, Tim Luntzel, members of Home and Gold Sparkle Band, Marky Nevers, Matt Verta-Ray, Smokey Hormel, and the Antibalas horns; shared bills with Luna, Low, Mark Eitzel, The Frames, Idlewild, Stereolab, Richard Buckner, Starsailor, Tanya Donelly; appeared at CMJ Music Marathon, South by Southwest, and All Tomorrow's Parties.
"One of the most distinctive voices in indie-rock"
-- Rolling Stone
"The city's best (and most honest and brutal) soulful singer songwriter...Chris Lee is a star already; it's up to us to catch up."
-- Time Out New York
"When Lee reaches for his falsetto...he propels his analysis of love out of the seminar room and into a place that is both rapturous and real."
-- The Washington Post
"Soaring, emotional rock."
-- The New York Times
"One of the best rock gigs I've ever witnessed."
-- Washington City Paper
"Talent this effortless is a rarity."
-- CMJ New Music Report
"When he lifts into that liquid falsetto, he's the most beautiful human in the room."
-- Chicago Reader
"Knows his old soul and croons disarmingly convincing songs."
-- The Village Voice
"Achingly beautiful...his melismatic croon can suck the air straight from the lungs."
-- The Onion
See also: Neumu ;The Sandbox ;Eye Weekly (Toronto) ; New Times (Phoenix AZ) .