Lee Harvey Osmond
LeE HARVeY OsMOND | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Thomas Cunningham Wilson |
Origin | Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Psychedelic folk |
Years active | 2009 | –present
Labels | Latent |
Lee Harvey Osmond, stylized as LeE HARVeY OsMOND, is a Canadian psychedelic folk project fronted by musician Tom Wilson.[1]
History
The act first took shape with Wilson in his LeE HARVeY OsMOND persona, backed by
A Quiet Evil was a long-listed nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.[3]
Their second album, The Folk Sinner, was released on January 15, 2013.
A third album, Beautiful Scars, was released on April 7, 2015.[7][8] Many of the songs on the album were co-written and performed with other musicians.[9] It was longlisted for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize.
The band's fourth studio album, Mohawk, was released in 2019.[10] The album was longlisted for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.[11] It won a 2020 Juno Award for Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year.[12]
Discography
- A Quiet Evil (2010)
- The Folk Sinner (2013)
- Beautiful Scars (2015)
- Live from Latent Lounge (digital only) (2017)
- Mohawk (2019)
References
- NPR Music, January 28, 2010.
- ^ Hamilton Spectator, April 30, 2009.
- ^ "Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list". The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2010.
- ^ "Lee Harvey Osmond 'The Folk Sinner' (album stream)" Archived 2013-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, January 7, 2013.
- ^ "Album Review: Lee Harvey Osmond - The Folk Sinner". The Spill Magazine. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Tom Wilson and Lee Harvey Osmond back with Beautiful Scars". Post City Toronto, Ron Johnson, Apr. 7, 2015
- ^ "Lee Harvey Osmond Shows His 'Beautiful Scars' on New LP". Excite.ca. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Lee Harvey Osmond - Beautiful Scars". No Depression, by Tara Joan. March 21, 2016
- ^ "Lee Harvey Osmond Beautiful Scars" Exclaim!, By Kerry Doole Apr 02, 2015
- ^ "Lee Harvey Osmond Announces 'Mohawk' Album". Exclaim!, November 21, 2018.
- ^ "Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 20, 2019.
- APTN News, June 30, 2020.