Cindy Lee - What's Tonight To Eternity - VINYL LP

BACK IN PRINT - PRICE INCREASE - Cindy Lee, the performance and songwriting vehicle of Canadian artist Patrick Flegel (who fronted influential indie group Women earlier), previously stunned listeners with Act Of Tenderness, a heart-wrenching statement informed by the noirish core of celebrity, and has continued to enchant with every album, including the startling What's Tonight To Eternity released earlier this year. Model Express originally appeared as a self-released edition of 100 gold cassettes. The arch, filmic drama of Cindy Lee's songwriting-realized with keyboards, guitars, aching voice and collaged, lo-fi production-traverses a wide range of emotional and sonic terrain. The red velvet psych-pop of InchWhat Can I DoInch gives way to the fluid InchDiamond RingInch like radio bursts from space. Model Express finds Flegel at both their most experimental and immediately melodic, and this first-time vinyl recognizes the collected tracks as a pillar in the Cindy Lee catalogue. Cindy Lee (who uses the gender neutral pronoun they) is a drag persona drawing on suburban closet queens and mid-century divas. In keeping with Flegel's interest in the faultlines of identity, gender expression, performance and media, Model Express delivers an intense and diverse set of unforgettable songs. Album Tracks 1. Kromax (Theme from Kromax Aka Real State) 2. A Cold Fog Is Still Descending (KCP Sound Collage) 3. Model Express 4. Who You Want I'll Be 5. What Can I Do 6. What I Need (Alternate Version) 7. Dry Dive 8. Burning Candle 9. Left Hand Path 10. Are You Lonesome Tonight? 11. Don't Let Me Down 12. Diamond Ring 13. Be My Shining Star (Instrumental)

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 InchPower And PossessionInch creates a palpable haunt, bringing historical girl-group lament to choir-esque heights. The feedback shriek and industrial grind of InchBonsai GardenInch 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 . Album Tracks 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

Originally released as an edition of 50 lathe-cut LPs housed in silk-screened jackets in 2020 (fast on the heels of What's Tonight To Eternity), Cat O' Nine Tails has long intrigued die-hard Cindy Lee fans with it's combination of the classic songwriting that would dominate Diamond Jubilee a few years later and an actual suite of classical songs under the title itself. Opening with the gothic soap opera theme of InchOur Lady Of SorrowsInch into the manic exploration of InchCat O' Nine Tails,Inch onto the dusty western walk through Patrick Flegel's lovely guitar work on InchFaith Restored,Inch the album seems to soundtrack the coolest movie the late '60s ever produced. All of this builds to the rich and sweeping ballad of bruised hearts that introduces that beautiful voice via InchLove Remains.Inch - - Side Two sees 2024 live show closer InchCat O' Nine Tails IIIInch complete the suite to epic effect, before introducing the absolute showstopper that is InchI Don't Want To Fall In Love Again.Inch It is tender and fragile in that way that only Flegel can make both familiar and unique. Closing with the ethereal soul shuffle stomp of InchBondage Of The Mind,Inch the album showcases nine songs from an essential time in the Cindy Lee evolution. W.25th / Superior Viaduct is proud to bring this collection to the larger audience it deserves. Album Tracks 1. Our Lady of Sorrows 2. Cat O' Nine Tails 3. Faith Restored 4. Love Remains 5. Cat O' Nine Tails II 6. As I'm Stepping Through the Gates 7. Cat O' Nine Tails III 8. I Don't Want to Fall in Love Again 9. Bondage of the Mind