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Showing more maturity and self-assurance than the self-titled debut of last year, Plays & Sings Torch’d Songs shows an overt…
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Showing more maturity and self-assurance than the self-titled debut of last year, Plays & Sings Torch’d Songs
shows an overt sense of confidence: some tracks are multi-layered, with relaxed horns, vocal harmonies, extra keyboards or guitar; others are strong and simple, just bass, guitar and Lee's voice. And God, that voice: Lee’s singing is masterfully sincere, at once longing and grateful, wistful and pained; if it’s possible to sing honestly and richly, in both tone and lyrics, Lee’s found it. Read full review at neumu.
—Published September 19, 2001

