Issue 55 Tim Lee Lee, along with singer/guitarist Bobby Sutcliff made up The Windbreakers, an east coast band that was an honorary member in the west coast Paisley Underground movement of the early ’80s. Their chiming guitar leads played off each other as they took turns singing their songs. Sutcliff’s had a heavy Beatles jones, while Lee’s were grittier with bluesy hard edges and closest in sound to Green On Red. This great new record reflects that side of him, with superb songs energized by tough guitar snarling, and his gravelly vocals and lyrics that represent rural life in the South. Lee is joined by early R.E.M. producer Mitch Easter as well as members of Superdrag and Josh Rouse’s band and his wife/bassist Susan Bauer Lee. --by Tucker Petertil |