[Cover photo credit to Denise Guerin]

Singer/songwriter Amos Lee has released his new album, Transmissions on his own Hoagiemouth Records via Thirty Tigers. Transmissions is Lee’s 11th studio album and first new collection of original songs in more than two years.

Transmissions sees Lee continuing to expand his sonic range with themes that “squarely address death, aging, and love.” Self-produced by Lee for only the second time in his career, the Philadelphia, PA-based artist returned to an old-school style of recording.

For this, he found himself working with his longtime band in a studio in rural Marlboro, NY built by drummer Lee Falco and his dad out of reclaimed wood from an old church. Playing live for long hours in close quarters, Lee and his fellow musicians were able to capture the album’s 12 songs in less than a week.

To celebrate the album’s release, Lee has shared a stripped down performance video of “Carry You On.”

About “Carry You On,” Lee explains:

I met this gal, this really sweet person, six years ago. She was a family member of a friend of mine. I knew she was sick. She had gotten diagnosed when I met her and she was going through treatment. She would tell me songs she liked — she liked Billie Eilish before anybody knew about her. She sent me the song ‘Ocean Eyes’ before anybody had heard it and I was like, ‘That’s actually really good.’

The next few months were really brutal, and she didn’t live much longer. She lived maybe six months after I met her. It progressed really fast. As a songwriter, I sometimes try to slip into situations. Not everybody can write a song, and I’m not saying I’m writing a perfect song, but I wanted to write a song for her, and to express to her twin sister, I’m here with you. I have no idea why I wrote it. I just did. I loved her, I thought she was really special and beautiful and amazing, and I wanted to write a song that she would be remembered by.

AMOS LEE – ON TOUR 2024

SEPTEMBER

13 – Vail, CO – Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater †

14 – Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater † (SOLD OUT)

15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre † (SOLD OUT)

17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden (SOLD OUT)

19 – San Diego, CA – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park †

21 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl †

23 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre †

24 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery †

25 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic † (SOLD OUT)

27 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater † (SOLD OUT)

28 – Woodinville, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery †

† Co-Headline w/ Indigo Girls