Cindy Lee (band)

Cindy Lee is the drag queen “confrontation pop” project of Canadian musician Patrick Flegel,[1] former guitarist and lead singer of Women.

Not to be confused with Cindy Lee (scientist) or Cindy Lee (businesswoman).
Cindy Lee
Cindy Lee in concert in Italy in 2018
Cindy Lee in concert in Italy in 2018
Background information
OriginCalgary, Alberta, Canada
GenresHypnagogic pop, noise pop, no wave, noise
Years active2012 (2012)–present
MembersPatrick Flegel
Past membersMorgan Cook

Cindy Lee is most noted for their 2020 album What's Tonight to Eternity?, which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.[2]

Background

Following the breakup of Women in 2010, Flegel collaborated with Morgan Cook in the band Androgynous Mind, releasing the EP Nightstalker in 2012.[3] From there, the project evolved into Cindy Lee, which sees Flegel recording music primarily alone but continuing to perform with a rotating roster of supporting musicians.

Releases

The demo cassette Tatlashea was released in 2012,[4] followed by the full-length album Act of Tenderness in 2015.[5] Malenkost was released later the same year,[6] followed by a reissue of Act of Tenderness in 2018.[5]

What's Tonight to Eternity? was released in February 2020, with its lead single "Heavy Metal" a posthumous tribute to Flegel's former Women bandmate Chris Reimer.[7] The project's fifth album, Cat o' Nine Tails, followed in March 2020.[8]

References
  1. Jordan Darville, "The passion of Cindy Lee". The Fader, February 20, 2020.
  2. Lau, Melody (June 15, 2020). "Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Caribou and more make the 2020 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16.
  3. Gregory Adams, "Women's Patrick Flegel Treats Debut EP with Androgynous Mind to Vinyl Release". Exclaim!, October 30, 2013.
  4. John Divney, "Cindy Lee, What's Tonight to Eternity". BeatRoute, February 14, 2020.
  5. Alex Hudson, "Cindy Lee, Act of Tenderness". Exclaim!, February 1, 2018.
  6. Gregory Adams, "Cindy Lee cranks it up a bit for Malenkost". The Georgia Straight, December 23, 2015.
  7. Sarah Murphy, "Women's Patrick Flegel Announces New Cindy Lee Album 'What's Tonight to Eternity'". Exclaim!, December 10, 2019.
  8. Calum Slingerland, "Patrick Flegel Announces New Cindy Lee Album 'Cat O' Nine Tails'". Exclaim!, March 9, 2020.
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