Today, acclaimed singer-songwriter Amos Lee releases his new album, Transmissions on his own Hoagiemouth Records via Thirty Tigers. Transmissions is Lee's 11th studio album and first new collection of original songs in more than two years.
Transmissions sees Lee continuing to expand his sonic range while sharpening his closely observed lyrics that squarely address death, aging, and love. Self-produced by Lee for only the second time in his chart-topping, RIAA Gold-certified career (following 2013’s Spirit), the Philadelphia, PA-based artist returned to an old-school style of recording, working with his longtime band in a studio in rural Marlboro, NY built by drummer Lee Falco and his dad out of reclaimed wood from an old church. Playing live on the floor for long hours in close quarters, Lee and his fellow musicians were able to capture the album’s 12 songs in less than a week. Despite the simplicity of the set-up, Lee augmented his band’s soulful, folk-funk sound with arrangements that extend the scope of songs like the autobiographical “Beautiful Day” and the upbeat, jam-powered “Darkest Places.”
The album was heralded in April with the premieres of the graceful first single, “Hold On Tight,” along with an official music video by Anthony Mulcahy & James Delahunty. "Beautiful Day" and “Darkest Places” followed. Today, Lee shares an intimate and stripped performance video of “Carry You On.”
About “Carry You On,” Lee explained:
“I met this gal, this really sweet person, six years ago. She was a family member of a friend of mine. I knew she was sick. She had gotten diagnosed when I met her and she was going through treatment. She would tell me songs she liked — she liked Billie Eilish before anybody knew about her. She sent me the song ‘Ocean Eyes’ before anybody had heard it and I was like, ‘That's actually really good.’
“The next few months were really brutal, and she didn't live much longer. She lived maybe six months after I met her. It progressed really fast. As a songwriter, I sometimes try to slip into situations. Not everybody can write a song, and I'm not saying I'm writing a perfect song, but I wanted to write a song for her, and to express to her twin sister, I'm here with you. I have no idea why I wrote it. I just did. I loved her, I thought she was really special and beautiful and amazing, and I wanted to write a song that she would be remembered by.”
WATCH “CARRY YOU ON” PERFORMANCE VIDEO
Lee has been celebrating Transmissions and his incredible career on a wide-ranging headlining tour that started in early 2024. In September he will join the Indigo Girls for a co-headline tour that features sold-out shows at Dillon, CO’s Dillon Amphitheater (September 14), Morrison, CO’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre (September 15), and San Francisco, CA’s The Masonic (September 25). For complete details and remaining ticket availability, please visit www.amoslee.com. In July, Lee and his band performed three songs from Transmissions on CBS Saturday Morning.
WATCH "HOLD ON TIGHT" ON CBS SATURDAY MORNING
WATCH "CARRY YOU ON" ON CBS SATURDAY MORNING
WATCH "BUILT TO FALL" ON CBS SATURDAY MORNING
AMOS LEE - ON TOUR 2024
SEPTEMBER
13 – Vail, CO – Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater †
14 – Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater † (SOLD OUT)
15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre † (SOLD OUT)
17 - Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden (SOLD OUT)
19 – San Diego, CA – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park †
21 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl †
23 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre †
24 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery †
25 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic † (SOLD OUT)
27 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater † (SOLD OUT)
28 - Woodinville, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery †
† Co-Headline w/ Indigo Girls
