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Lee & Willbee
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With Lee Chameleon rooted in Chicago, Markus Willbee corresponding from Salt Lake City, and the guitar contributions of Patrick Roche in Seattle, Lee & Willbee’s members collaborated via the convenience of modern technology to create North Carolina. It’s unclear how the state itself factors into the mix, but there’s an undeniable sense of movement and travel in their record, one of hours and hours spent gazing thoughtfully at the swishing landscape from a train window. The largely electronic band’s music automatically conjures up memories of the Postal Service, though they mix in enough acoustic folk to ward off further comparisons to that much-adored group. Blending electronic and folk is a strange mix of the organic and inorganic, and what at first seems a refreshing blend of two popular genres ultimately succeeds in adding a sense of urgency to otherwise quiet, polite campfire musings. The computer sounds aren’t so much robotic as they are surging waves and rhythmic pulses, hinting at confusion and ultimately forcing the songs to pick up their feet and jog, or maybe even sprint. Soft, humble vocals bring back the human element and complement the pretty guitar while cementing even further the vulnerability of our narrators—it seems they’re traveling this great land in search of answers to those time-honored question of life and love, answers sought through reflection, self-medication, and escape. Opener “North Carolina” begins with a few spazzy blips before breaking into
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