Lee Harvey Osmond

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LeE HARVeY OsMOND
July, 2009
July, 2009
Background information
Birth nameThomas Cunningham Wilson
OriginOntario, Canada
GenresPsychedelic folk
Years active2009 (2009)–present
LabelsLatent

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

Andy Maize and Suzie Vinnick also contributed to the album.[2] The band's current touring configuration consists of Wilson on lead vocals and guitar, Aaron Goldstein on guitar and pedal steel (who also contributed to A Quiet Evil), Cam Malcolm on bass guitar, Brent Titcomb on percussion and vocals and Ray Farrugia on drums.[2]

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

  1. NPR Music
    , January 28, 2010.
  2. ^
    Hamilton Spectator
    , April 30, 2009.
  3. ^ "Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list". The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2010.
  4. ^ "Lee Harvey Osmond 'The Folk Sinner' (album stream)" Archived 2013-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, January 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "Album Review: Lee Harvey Osmond - The Folk Sinner". The Spill Magazine. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  6. ^ "Tom Wilson and Lee Harvey Osmond back with Beautiful Scars". Post City Toronto, Ron Johnson, Apr. 7, 2015
  7. ^ "Lee Harvey Osmond Shows His 'Beautiful Scars' on New LP". Excite.ca. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Lee Harvey Osmond - Beautiful Scars". No Depression, by Tara Joan. March 21, 2016
  9. ^ "Lee Harvey Osmond Beautiful Scars" Exclaim!, By Kerry Doole Apr 02, 2015
  10. ^ "Lee Harvey Osmond Announces 'Mohawk' Album". Exclaim!, November 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 20, 2019.
  12. APTN News
    , June 30, 2020.