Amos Lee
Oct 7, 2013
Amos Lee's new album, Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song, finds the artist in new sonic territory, working with a broader palette of textures and instrumentation. It was produced by Jay Joyce, and is the first album ever recorded at Joyce's new studio, St. Charles, which is housed in a converted East Nashville church.
Special guests on the album include vocalists Alison Krauss and Patty Griffin, and instrumentalists Jerry Douglas, Mickey Raphael and Jeff Coffin. The album is also the first to feature Lee's longtime touring band - comprising Freddie Berman, Zach Djanikian, Andy Keenan and Jaron Olevsky - which will be joining him on the road this fall.
"The Man Who Wants You" is the first single from the new album but several other tracks deserve your attention including "Chill In The Air," "Johnson Blvd.," "Indonesia," "High Water," "Loretta" and "Mountains Of Sorrow."
Lee said in a recent interview with All Access, "The album is basically just a bunch of tunes I wrote in Nashville with my band. I've learned to just be patient and not try to push it. It's going to come when it wants to come."
Lee has already performed on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.' Lee also recently performed solo at Farm Aid (9/21) and the Life is Good Festival (9/22). His fall tour begins in November.
- 110/5 Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee
- 11/06 State Theatre, Minneapolis
- 11/08 Chicago Theatre, Chicago
- 11/09 Old National Centre-Murat Theatre, Indianapolis
- 11/10 Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
- 11/12 Louisville Palace, Louisville,
- 11/14 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville
- 11/16 North Charleston Performing Arts Center, Charleston, SC
- 11/18 Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC
- 11/19 Paramount Theater, Charlottesville
- 11/20 The Lyric Opera House, Baltimore
- 11/22 The Beacon Theatre, New York
- 11/24 Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, Westhampton Beach, NY
- 11/26 Warner Theatre, Washington, DC
- 11/27 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia
- 11/29 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta
- 11/30 Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville
Lee will donate $1 from each ticket sold for the November tour to Musicians On Call, a non-profit organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities. In his ongoing effort to support Musicians On Call, Lee will also be running a donation-based contest to win an autographed guitar.
For more information visit www.amoslee.com