Cindy Lee is the drag queen hypnagogic pop project of Canadian musician Patrick Flegel, former guitarist and lead singer of Women.
Cindy Lee | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Genres | Hypnagogic pop, noise pop, no wave, noise |
Years active | 2012 | –present
Members | Patrick Flegel |
Past members | Morgan Cook |
Cindy Lee is most noted for their 2020 album What's Tonight to Eternity?, which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize,[1] and for 2024's critically acclaimed double album Diamond Jubilee.[2]
Background edit
Following the breakup of Women in 2010, Flegel collaborated with Morgan Cook in the band Androgynous Mind, releasing the EP Nightstalker in 2012.[3] From there, the project evolved into Cindy Lee, which sees Flegel recording music primarily alone but continuing to perform with a rotating roster of supporting musicians.
Releases edit
The demo cassette Tatlashea was released in 2012,[4] followed by the full-length album Act of Tenderness in 2015.[5] Malenkost was released later the same year,[6] followed by a reissue of Act of Tenderness in 2018.[5]
What's Tonight to Eternity? was released in February 2020, with its lead single "Heavy Metal" a posthumous tribute to Flegel's former Women bandmate Chris Reimer.[7] The project's fifth album, Cat o' Nine Tails, followed in March 2020.[8]
In 2024, the project released the double album Diamond Jubilee.[9]
Discography edit
Albums edit
- Tatlashea (Isolated Now Waves, 2012; reissued 2016)
- Act of Tenderness (CCQSK, 2015; Maple Death, 2018; W.25th, 2018)
- Malenkost (Isolated Now Waves, 2015; Maple Death, 2018; W.25th, 2018)
- Model Express (CCQSK, 2018; W.25th, 2020)
- What's Tonight to Eternity? (W.25th, 2020)
- Cat o' Nine Tails (Realistik, 2020; Isolated Now Waves, 2023)
- Diamond Jubilee (Realistik, 2024)
Singles edit
- Holding the Devil’s Hand (split single with Red Mass) (Mongrel Zine, 2013)
- A Message From the Aching Sky (digital single) (CCQSK, 2016)
- In a Moment Divine (with Freak Heat Waves)[10](Mood Hut, 2023)
References edit
- ^ Lau, Melody (June 15, 2020). "Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Caribou and more make the 2020 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16.
- ^ Cush, Andy (12 April 2024). "Cindy Lee: Diamond Jubilee". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Gregory Adams, "Women's Patrick Flegel Treats Debut EP with Androgynous Mind to Vinyl Release". Exclaim!, October 30, 2013.
- ^ John Divney, "Cindy Lee, What's Tonight to Eternity". BeatRoute, February 14, 2020.
- ^ a b Alex Hudson, "Cindy Lee, Act of Tenderness". Exclaim!, February 1, 2018.
- ^ Gregory Adams, "Cindy Lee cranks it up a bit for Malenkost". The Georgia Straight, December 23, 2015.
- ^ Sarah Murphy, "Women's Patrick Flegel Announces New Cindy Lee Album 'What's Tonight to Eternity'". Exclaim!, December 10, 2019.
- ^ Calum Slingerland, "Patrick Flegel Announces New Cindy Lee Album 'Cat O' Nine Tails'". Exclaim!, March 9, 2020.
- ^ Pearis, Bill. "Listen to Cindy Lee's new album 'Diamond Jubilee'". Brooklyn Vegan, April 1, 2024.
- ^ https://www.gorillavsbear.net/freak-heat-waves-x-cindy-lee-in-a-moment-divine/