Mission Bell

Signed by Blue Note in 2004, Amos Lee looked like a sure bet: With his flawlessly soulful vocals scratching through a melting pot of easygoing roots music, a little publicity and marketing seemed certain to make him a radio favorite. But after three albums failed to deliver that success, Blue Note has pulled out all…

A passing glance at _Mission Bell_ Lee's third full-length album, seems to suggest that the acoustic-slinging songsmith has…

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Recorded in Arizona with Calexico's Joey Burns producing, Amos Lee's fourth studio album, 2011's Mission Bell, finds the singer/songwriter in a thoughtful mood and once again wrapping his soulful folk numbers in country, blues, and soft rock.