Amos Lee

AMOS LEE

“Supply and Demand”

For those of you who are Norah Jones fans... get ready to add Amos Lee to your CD changer. That is... if you don’t already have him in there. A year or so ago, I heard Amos Lee and was not surprised to learn that he opened for Norah Jones. His first album, “Amos Lee,” was released in 2005 and was an instant favorite for me and my wife. He has a rich soulful voice that never sounds anything but in control and warm. His style is a mix of folk, gospel, country and blues music, much like Norah Jones. His guitar is clean and simple. His lyrics are to the point and meaningful. I don’t know what to say other than he is the real deal. Excellent music anyway you cut it.

I grabbed "Supply and Demand" the instant I heard it was out. This album sounds like he picked up where he left off from his self titled debut. The production value might be a little higher, but nothing to the point of changing his sound. My biggest complaint from the first album was that... Dang It!...It's just not long enough! Well, he picked up where he left off there as well….both albums sport 11 tracks and a listening time of 36 and 37 min respectively. I guess that I should not expect any more, since this is typical for folk music. Shorter songs mean shorter albums. I am just happy that I can now listen to him for an hour straight.

Almost forgot to mention…….He is on the BLUE NOTE label….So, you know its good stuff. Oh, and you can check it out here http://www.amoslee.com/home.php

BOTTOM_LINE: Go get it, if you like Norah Jones…….or really good easy listening with a blues-folk sound.