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BACK IN PRINT – PRICE INCREASE -Cindy Lee is the diva alter-ego of singer / guitarist / drag queen Patrick Flegel, the one-time captain of heralded Canadian experimental guitar pop act, Women. In Flegel”s working on / as Cindy Lee exclusively over recent years, their songwriting makes a move toward high atmospherics, often achieving a mysterious sweetness rooted equally in beauty and ache. As Cindy Lee”s first long-form statement, Act Of Tenderness makes use of antipodal themes to create a living sound: static with grace, distortion and sugar, all masterfully arranged with crooked nods toward pop classicism. The layered vocal on “”Power And Possession”” creates a palpable haunt, bringing historical girl-group lament to choir-esque heights. The feedback shriek and industrial grind of “”Bonsai Garden”” provides near-operatic damage, yet never stumbles into the irrevocably grave. These snowy pieces give the album a decidedly cinematic feel, albeit one bent more towards Eraserhead. Originally released in a scant private edition in 2015, Superior Viaduct”s imprint W.25th is pleased to give Act Of Tenderness it”s deserving wide release.
- 1 Act of Tenderness
- 2 Power and Possession
- 3 What I Need
- 4 New Romance
- 5 Last Train”s Come and Gone
- 6 Operation
- 7 Quit Doing Me Wrong
- 8 Fallen Angel
- 9 Bonsai Garden
- 10 Miracle of the Rose
- 11 Wandering and Solitude
- 12 A New Love Is Believing
