Valentines Day came early. Download our first remix for free HERE
AND if you are in London and Paris next week come see us live!
Artist: AM & Shawn Lee Title: Somebody Like You (The Remixes) EP Release Date: Feb. 6, 2012
Track Listing 1. Somebody Like You (Fort Knox Five Remix) 2. City Boy (The Kramford Look Remix) 3. Somebody Like You (Thomas Blondet Remix) 4. Winter Sun (Superimposers Remix)
“…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.
“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 some sex in a bar.” 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 some sex in a bar.
“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”
Just wanted to say thank you for all the love and support for the new album Celestial Electric. 2012 is going to be a great year of touring and more new music. For a limited time, I’m giving away my Holiday Happiness & Cheer EP which includes my ode to Charlie Brown- Christmas Time Is Here, some instrumentals, and an original holiday song I wrote. All I ask in return is that you share it with friends. Download it now.
Make sure to check out a very cool limited edition coffee table book of Brett Bixby’s photography from this year, some very limited edition vinyl including a gatefold vinyl that opens up and shares our liner notes, and more cool merch so make sure to check it all out HERE .
Brett Bixby took these amazing photographs from back stage and on tour this year. We are making a limited number of these books available. Signed by Brett Bixby and numbered. Get yours at www.amandshawnlee.bandcamp.com
Limited Edition AM & Shawn Lee Photo Book 2011
• Printed on archival paper
• Includes book jacket with photographs on both sides and a printed list of thank you’s
• Color photographs many of them exclusive to the book
• Hand numbered and signed by photographer Brett Bixby (keyboard player for AM & Shawn Lee)
• The only book that will ever feature a photo of Shawn Lee pulling over on the side of the road to pee (no nudity)
• Size: 8.75 inches wide x 11.25 inches high. (coffee table book size)
(Special bundles include the book + CD + vinyl + everything else)
Today, Pre-orders start for the very, very Limited Edition behind the scenes, hard back, photo book from AM & Shawn Lee. These photographs were taken this year by our very own Brett Bixby (Keyboards) while touring across the United States. This year we toured from Los Angeles to New York and everywhere in between doing our own shows and also touring with Thievery Corporation. Less than 100 of these color photo books will actually be printed and when they are gone– they will be gone for good. Deluxe Nuclear Special Packages are available to a select few which include signed limited edition vinyl.
Keep these signed limited edition vinyl gems from AM & Shawn Lee for yourself or give them as gifts.
1. Limited Edition Celestial Electric (gatefold vinyl + also numbered) Signed by AM & Shawn Lee
2. Limited Edition Future Sons & Daughters (180 gram + also numbered) Signed by AM
3. Limited Edition Kiss The Sky 12″ Signed by Shawn Lee
4. Limited Edition Save The Music 12″ Signed by AM & Shawn Lee + numbered
5. TEST PRESSING of Celestial Electric Signed by AM & Shawn Lee
6. Instant download of Celestial Electric + digital booklet + videoIncludes immediate download of 11-track album + 2 bonus tracks not on the album in your choice of MP3 320, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
AM & Shawn Lee (yes this is the Shawn Lee from Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra/ Clutchy Hopkins/ Kiss The Sky) are headlining Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory tomorrow night Monday November 7, 2011. Download Celestial Electric or get it on very limited edition gatefold vinyl now at Amazon, CLICK HERE. November Special! Download the album on Amazon for only $6.99. Watch the show live at www.livestream.com/theknitbrooklyn.
“there hasn’t been a more natural-sounding—or better mustachioed—collaboration since Hall met Oates and Messina latched onto Loggins. From the duo’s dead-on cover of Ozark Mountain Daredevil’s 1974 hit “Jackie Blue” to the dancehall bliss of “Promises Are Never far From Lies,” the album shimmers with 21st century soul. It’s delightful pastiche of acoustic guitar, garage rock, dub, and synth-music, sprinkled liberally with silly with electronic sound effects straight out of the Tandy era.”- Pete Roche, The Cleveland Sound
Did we mention the album is on super sale at Amazon right now and may be downloaded in mp3 format for only $6.99?
AM & SHAWN LEE DARK INTO LIGHT TOUR 2011
Nov 05 Montserrat House Washington DC
Nov 07 Knitting Factory NYC
Nov 08 Beachland Tavern Cleveland
Nov 09 Subterranean Chicago
Nov 10 Turf Minneapolis
Nov 13 The Garrison Toronto
Nov 14 La Sala Rosa Montreal
2012
Feb 10 Les Nuits Zébrées de Radio Nova @ La Machine du Moulin Rouge Paris, France
Feb 13 UK and France dates TBA 2012
If you are in the Washington DC area you won’t want to miss us play Montserrat House this Saturday night November 5. We are DJing a cocktail party first. Rumor has it if you show up to the early shindig and show your receipt for your Montserrat House presale ticket you will get a free digipack CD of CELESTIAL ELECTRIC. We are also doing one of these in NYC before our show at Brooklyns Knitting Factory on Monday, November 7.
Check out the rest of our tour dates that start tomorrow here.
Did you see this? Interview about a few of our songs and our creative process on Brightest Young things
Thievery Corporation’s Rob Garza remixed “Promises Are Never Far From Lies” premiering today on RCRD LBL . Enjoy.
” a good one to dance to”-RCRD LBL
AM & SHAWN LEE DARK INTO LIGHT TOUR 2011
Nov 05 Montserrat House Washington DC
Nov 07 Knitting Factory NYC
Nov 08 Beachland Tavern Cleveland
Nov 09 Subterranean Chicago
Nov 10 Turf Minneapolis
Nov 13 The Garrison Toronto
Nov 14 Sala Rosa Montreal
CBS’ Criminal Minds is featuring AM & Shawn Lee’s song “City Boy” on tonights episode Wed. Oct. 12, 2011at 9pm/8c from their new album Celestial Electric. Spencer Reid will tell you what they lyrics are about.
AM & SHAWN LEE DARK INTO LIGHT TOUR
Nov 05 Montserrat House Washington DC
Nov 07 Knitting Factory NYC
Nov 08 Beachland Tavern Cleveland
Nov 09 Subterranean Chicago
Nov 10 Turf Minneapolis
Nov 13 The Garrison Toronto
Nov 14 Sala Rosa Montreal
