Amos Lee

Add Date: January 18

Artist: Amos Lee

Album: Mission Bell

Label: Blue Note

Genre: Country, pop

Comments: Amos Lee's fourth album, Mission Bell, proves that an Amos Lee album will always be an Amos Lee album. Lee croons his way through tracks which blur the lines between pop, country, folk, and blues. He had a little help this time, though. With the aid of Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico, Lee adds atmosphere and texture to his songs, which otherwise could be passed off as generic. As a whole, the album can either be viewed as extremely cohesive or, in my opinion, irritatingly repetitive. Either way, Mission Bell proves an easy and enjoyable listen the first time through. After that, boredom sets in.