January 31st, 2012 — 11:51pm
“Indie iconoclasts join forces. Results heavenly”- 4 Stars album review Q Magazine
Thank you Paul Moody
AM & Shawn Lee London and Paris Promo tour 2012
Feb 06 Rough Trade East Instore 6:45pm London, England
Feb 08 Radio acoustic performance “Ouvert La Nuit” 9pm Paris, France
Feb 09 Gilbert Instore, 6pm Paris, France
Feb 10 Les Nuits Zébrées de Radio Nova @ La Machine du Moulin Rouge Paris, France
March SXSW 2012
EUROPEAN SPRING TOUR TBA
April 27 Nouveau Casino Paris, France (Tix go on sale Feb. 7)
January 31st, 2012 — 2:43pm
“sonic innovation with a plethora of funky grooves and drum lines- no loops in earshot” -Clash Magazine
Did we mention our tour schedule?
AM & Shawn Lee London and Paris Promo tour 2012
Feb 06 Rough Trade East Instore 6:45pm London, England
Feb 08 Radio acoustic performance “Ouvert La Nuit” 9pm Paris, France
Feb 09 Gilbert Instore, 6pm Paris, France
Feb 10 Les Nuits Zébrées de Radio Nova @ La Machine du Moulin Rouge Paris, France
March SXSW 2012
April 26 Le Printemps De Bourges Bourges, France
April 27 Nouveau Casino Paris, France
Somebody Like You Remix EP
Available on iTunes February 6, 2012
January 26th, 2012 — 9:24am
My song Running Away from the album Troubled Times was featured on Dog The Bounty Hunter last night.
Listen here
Heading to London and Paris next week. Super excited about it.
AM & Shawn Lee London and Paris Promo Tour 2012
Feb 06 Rough Trade East Instore 6:45pm London, England
Feb 08 Radio acoustic performance “Ouvert La Nuit” 9pm Paris, France
Feb 09 Gilbert Instore, 6pm Paris, France
Feb 10 Les Nuits Zébrées de Radio Nova @ La Machine du Moulin Rouge Paris, France
March SXSW 2012
January 25th, 2012 — 8:36am
“…intricate and groove-filled dreamscapes that are every bit organic and every bit mad genius…”
- Daytrotter
AM & Shawn Lee’s live Daytrotter session available for free HERE.
Hearing their album, “Celestial Electric,” is like starting out at the snowstorm and trying to track the paths of a dozen flakes all at once, realizing that your eyes are splitting into dozens of directions, but it feels good to be doing it. It’s getting out into the weather, letting it envelope us and feeling what cold, but warmed up cheeks feel like, how they’re working extra hard and are mostly getting the job done, not letting any of the cold sink in too much. AM and Lee have perfected a collaborative musical relationship that brings about these intricate and groove-filled dreamscapes that are every bit organic and every bit mad genius, these guys knowing exactly which buttons to press on everyone to get them to respond in kind to a piece of music. It’s a swarm of bees and bullets, hot wires, hot feet, soft features, bare legs, tops down, expensive drinks, sun burns, wind burn and a gratifying sense that it’s all coming together into a chuggable brew. We keep our lips to it and sip it instead, savoring the everything qualities of it.
January 24th, 2012 — 7:08pm
“Moins Kitsch qu’Empire Of The Sun, plus black que Phoenix: du soleil, de l’amour et du sexe en barre”
- Eleonore Colin, Tsugi Magazine France Celestial Electric Album Review January 2012
English Translation: “Less kitschy than Empire of the Sun, blacker than Phoenix: some sun, some love, and a lot of sex.” Tsugi Magazine
Album Review:
It’s winter, people are quiet and have hearts that are a little chilled. A magic trick! In 44 minutes of pure electro-soul coolness, AM & Shawn Lee invert the seasons, time, and space and drop us into some part of California during the ‘60s and ‘70s. In 2010, AM (American indie-pop songwriter who toured with Air) heard a song by Shawn Lee (Londonian producer known for his collaborations with Jeff Buckley or Money Mark) on the radio and contacted him right away via Myspace. A cyber-friendship formed around a common love for old-school synths, funk, soul, and styles of Schifrin or Morricone. Two meetings later, Lee draws his old 4-track and records a string of complex rhythms. From the other side of the Atlantic, AM layers his coarse angelic voice, guitar, synth, ukulele, percussion, glockenspiel, vibes, Moog Taurus pedals…on top of the scorching hot bass and starry vocals. Celestial Electric collects sprinkles of psychedelic-soul-pop without nostalgia. Less kitschy than Empire of the Sun, blacker than Phoenix: some sun, some love, and a lot of sex.
January 19th, 2012 — 11:43pm
Download a free remix of Somebody Like You by Fort Knox Five for a limited time.
January 19th, 2012 — 6:12pm
AM & Shawn Lee touring updates:
Feb 06 Rough Trade East Instore 6:45pm London, England
Feb 08 Radio acoustic performance “Ouvert La Nuit” 9pm Paris, France
Feb 09 Gilbert Instore, 6pm Paris, France
Feb 10 Les Nuits Zébrées de Radio Nova @ La Machine du Moulin Rouge Paris, France
March at SXSW 2012
January 11th, 2012 — 1:04pm
Are you coming to see AM & Shawn Lee in Paris?
Feb 08 acoustic performance “Ouvert La Nuit” Paris, France 9pm
Feb 09 Gilbert Instore Paris, France 6pm
Feb 10 Les Nuits Zébrées de Radio Nova @ La Machine du Moulin Rouge Paris, France 10pm
January 10th, 2012 — 12:49pm
AM & Shawn Lee’s “Dark Into Light”– loved by Nylon Magazine fans and a top download on iTunes. Download it for free HERE:
January 4th, 2012 — 9:32am
“An excellent and very addictive first record of timeless pop, which blends with perfection funk, groove and jazz influences thanks to, notably, a greatly crafted production”
-Magic 5 out of 6 stars
