Soulful Folk/Rock singer/songwriter Amos Lee began cultivating his large and loyal fanbase in 2005 when he released his self-titled debut album, but it was 2011’s Mission Bell that pushed him into the mainstream consciousness.
Featuring contributions from legends past and presents — from Willie Nelson to Lucinda Williams to Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam — Mission Bell debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Lee’s latest album, My New Moon, was released last summer to widespread critical acclaim and strong chart debuts. Billboard called the LP — Lee’s first for Dualtone Records, after previous work for Blue Note and Republic — “the most personal and deeply felt of his seven studio albums,” and it topped the Rock and Americana/Folk charts when it was first released.
Though many of the glowing reviews of My New Moon spotlighted how the Philly-based performer was in peak form in terms of songwriting, the album also contains a potent cover of Marvin Gaye’s perpetually timely “What’s Going On.”
Madison Cunningham, who’s been compared to Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake, will open for Lee this week when he brings his My New Moon tour to Cincinnati.
8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. $39.50-$89.50. Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown, tafttheatre.org.
This article appears in Aug 28 – Sep 4, 2019.