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Jennifer Lee
offers up a voice for the new generation of the
Tori Amos and Fiona Apple formula —“the
girl and her piano,” with her own unique
sound. Her exhilarating, self-released debut album,
Beyond The Frame, is a lyrically, emotionally,
and musically intense body of work comprised of
thrusting, piano-driven melodies, delicate ballads,
and stimulating lyrics riddled with harsh reality
— this singer-songwriter strikes a nerve
with her personal life experiences.
This 12-track collection of songs has an immediate
impact starting with “CASUALTY”; a
song of sonic grandeur and undertones of how
bruising and deceptive religion can be. It then
whisks into “MORPHINE”, which has
an infectious melody and drives the listener
into various sonic planes on its engaging journey.
The album then enters into a solemn cry for
love —the stripped down piano and voice
track “JUST LOVE ME”. From this point,
Beyond The Frame continues its musical
and thematic diversity on songs covering rejection,
(the soft balladry of “DISTANCE” and
the ever feisty “POPULAR”), rape (“LIQUID
ICE”), suicide (“CLEAN UP”),
and the powerful, retaliatory anthem on the
subject of humanizing women (“COCK POLLUTION”);
however, just when you think you've reached
the darkest moment, a faint beacon of light
at the end of the tunnel takes you to a more
peaceful place — ending the album
with a soft, intimate glimpse into discovering
a lost love (“WHOLE”). Beyond The
Frame reaches in and makes you care about the
artist. If you are at all in tune with yourself,
you will enjoy this ride.
Lee's voice delivers solid emotion — it's
like the month of March, it comes in like a
lion and goes out like a lamb. Beyond The
Frame is a true story of a girl with a sensitive
heart in a not so sensitive world.
“This album is about stripping away boundaries.
Breaking away from society's conscious and unconscious
impositions and listening to the real voice
inside. I had to get my message out. I lived
in a closed off world for so long, afraid of
being who I was, and ultimately afraid of my
own thoughts — because my thoughts went
against the grain of what society teaches us.
Making Beyond The Frame was liberating
for me. Playing the piano the way I want to,
and singing about life the way I see and feel
it is the most beautiful gift I have ever given
myself, and I want to share it with the world.
I want to give back and help others find their
own truths so they can recognize and validate
their own way of thinking — whatever shape
or form, past events, or weirdo personality
quirks that gracefully possess them.”
Jennifer wrote, composed, produced, sang and
played the piano on Beyond The Frame. The basic
instrumentation (piano, drums, and bass) was
recorded and mixed at Studio Litho, Seattle,
WA. She recorded all of her vocal and midi tracks
at her home studio in San Diego, CA. The album
was mastered at The Lodge, NYC. Impressionist
Records is her own independent label.
XM RADIO
“Morphine” is currently played on
XM Radio Unsigned, channel 52.
Visit the artist's website
Buy Jennifer Lee's CD! Click
here.
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"It is a
great time to be an unsigned/indie musician because
technology (affordable home recording studios
and the internet) allows us to get our music out
there, to the masses, without the use of major
record labels. I feel I can have a solid career,
doing what I love to do, and reach my audience
because of the internet, niche magazines and satellite
radio. It gives me access to music fans that I
would never have had access to (because of lack
of finances, and connections in the industry).
It gives music fans access to artists whom they
would never have known existed. It gives everyone
a larger picture. More music choices — it
just opens the door — instead of multi-million/billion
dollar companies hand-crafting Ashley Simpsons,
and cramming them down our throats until we believe
we like it and go buy it — then only to feel
emotionally unmoved and empty, we have more choices.
There are a lot of amazing artists out there,
who make beautiful music and actually have something
to say. This movement is a beautiful thing. May
we all find and do what moves us!"
-Jennifer |
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