Blue Note recording Artist Amos Lee will release an iTunes exclusive performance titled Live From Soho which will have songs from his previous album Mission bell as well as songs from his self titled album and his 2006 release supply and demand. The album will also contain cover versions of Ween’s Buenos Tardes Amigo and Neil Young’s Are You Ready For The Country. The album was co-produced by Calexico co-founder Joey Burns.

If you’ve ever heard Amos Lee before nothing else can describe his sound other then phenomenal. Live From Soho is no exception with Lee delivering his usual acrobatic vocal work, grabbing each track and providing a change up to provoke the agony or joy of each song. I particularly enjoy the bits and pieces of the album that reminded me of other great artists like Van Morrison, Ben Harper, and Gavin DeGraw. If your a fan of any of those you’ll appreciate the album even more. Another aspect that I loved about it was the production quality. Pretty fantastic for a live album.  

The first track, El Camino is a soulfully delivered track by Lee that mixes jazzy blues with country. A fantastic opening track. Violin, is the second track on the album. The song is lead by an organ which mixes well with the pedal-steel guitar most commonly found in country music. More soulful blues direction from Lee on Vocals. Next is the Ween cover of Buenos Tardes Amigo. Lee manages to capture that signature guitar sound of Ween and remove that tongue in cheek feel from the original to give it his own spin on the vocals. Great cover which makes the song even better then it originally was. Cup of Sorrow is where I felt the most like I was listening to Ben Harper. The track has a different feel on vocals from the first three tracks on the album and is a bit livelier as well. Windows Rolled Down sounds Dylan-ish crossed with Temple of the Dog era Chris Cornell. It most definitely is a lively tune that doesn’t have that same feel as the rest of the album, not even Cup of Sorrow, its like Lee just explodes with energy. Up next is Night Train, one of the most stand out tracks on Supply and Demand. Its delivery is hanging on to that delivery from the front half of the album with a country influence right down to the narration of the songs story and that sounds follows through on In The Arms of A Woman. Closing out the album is the Neil Young cover of Are You Ready For The Country. This end track is outrageously good, somewhat leaving a trace of the original song to the track, but all together improving it with a slower bluesy pace, a Chicago style blues organ, and a Mississippi style gospel chorus. All together just one fine album that bases its body in a blues and country edge that manages to intertwine with all of the other change ups in the album. I could not suggest more. Enjoy.