Cindy Lee | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Genres | Hypnagogic pop, noise pop, no wave, noise |
Years active | 2012 | –present
Members | Patrick Flegel |
Past members | Morgan Cook |
Cindy Lee is the drag queen hypnagogic pop project of Canadian musician Patrick Flegel, former guitarist and lead singer of Women.
Cindy Lee is most noted for their 2020 album What's Tonight to Eternity?, which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize, [1] and for 2024's critically acclaimed double album Diamond Jubilee. [2]
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.
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]
In 2024, the project released the double album Diamond Jubilee. [9] It received widespread critical acclaim, including the highest score given out by Pitchfork in four years. [10] A tour in support of the album began on April 6, but was canceled on May 4 as the project was set to play Chicago. [11]
Cindy Lee | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Genres | Hypnagogic pop, noise pop, no wave, noise |
Years active | 2012 | –present
Members | Patrick Flegel |
Past members | Morgan Cook |
Cindy Lee is the drag queen hypnagogic pop project of Canadian musician Patrick Flegel, former guitarist and lead singer of Women.
Cindy Lee is most noted for their 2020 album What's Tonight to Eternity?, which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize, [1] and for 2024's critically acclaimed double album Diamond Jubilee. [2]
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.
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]
In 2024, the project released the double album Diamond Jubilee. [9] It received widespread critical acclaim, including the highest score given out by Pitchfork in four years. [10] A tour in support of the album began on April 6, but was canceled on May 4 as the project was set to play Chicago. [11]