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'''''Diamond Jubilee''''' is the seventh studio album by Canadian band [[Cindy Lee (band)|Cindy Lee]], the project of musician Patrick Flegel. A [[double album]], it was released on 29 March 2024 on Flegel's own label Realistik Studios, available exclusively on [[YouTube]] and [[GeoCities]].<ref name="paste" /> Flegel sings and performs every instrument on the album, except some parts performed by Steven Lind, who also co-produced and mixed the record.<ref name="vegan" />
'''''Diamond Jubilee''''' is the seventh studio album by Canadian band [[Cindy Lee (band)|Cindy Lee]], the project of musician Patrick Flegel. A [[double album]], it was released on 29 March 2024 on Flegel's own label Realistik Studios, available exclusively on [[YouTube]] and [[GeoCities]].<ref name="paste"/>


== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==
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Elise Soutar of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' rated the album 9.2/10, calling it Cindy Lee's "bittersweet magnum opus" that "is easily the densest, most rewarding body of work they have released to date—a staggering collection of [[psychedelic pop]] songs that can be difficult to tackle head on, if only due to the sheer quantity and quality of the work".<ref name="paste">{{cite web |last1=Soutar |first1=Elise |title=Cindy Lee: 'Diamond Jubilee' Album Review |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/cindy-lee/diamond-jubilee-is-cindy-lees-bittersweet-magnum-opus |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=7 April 2024}}</ref> ''[[Exclaim!]]'' gave the album a Staff Pick, with reviewer Kaelen Bell writing, "Built on strains of '50s [[girl group]] pop, lush '60s [[psychedelic music|psychedelia]], itchy '70s radio rock, [[lo-fi music|lo-fi]] '90s clutter and sparkling production choices grafted on from some alternate universe, ''Diamond Jubilee'' feels like the defining portrait of Cindy Lee as both artist and vessel."<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Kaelen |title='Diamond Jubilee' Is a Glittering Showcase for the Genius of Cindy Lee {{!}} Exclaim! |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/exclaim-staff-picks-cindy-lee-diamond-jubilee |website=[[Exclaim!]] |access-date=12 April 2024 |language=en |date=2 April 2024}}</ref>
Elise Soutar of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' rated the album 9.2/10, calling it Cindy Lee's "bittersweet magnum opus" that "is easily the densest, most rewarding body of work they have released to date—a staggering collection of [[psychedelic pop]] songs that can be difficult to tackle head on, if only due to the sheer quantity and quality of the work".<ref name="paste">{{cite web |last1=Soutar |first1=Elise |title=Cindy Lee: 'Diamond Jubilee' Album Review |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/cindy-lee/diamond-jubilee-is-cindy-lees-bittersweet-magnum-opus |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=7 April 2024}}</ref> ''[[Exclaim!]]'' gave the album a Staff Pick, with reviewer Kaelen Bell writing, "Built on strains of '50s [[girl group]] pop, lush '60s [[psychedelic music|psychedelia]], itchy '70s radio rock, [[lo-fi music|lo-fi]] '90s clutter and sparkling production choices grafted on from some alternate universe, ''Diamond Jubilee'' feels like the defining portrait of Cindy Lee as both artist and vessel."<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Kaelen |title='Diamond Jubilee' Is a Glittering Showcase for the Genius of Cindy Lee {{!}} Exclaim! |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/exclaim-staff-picks-cindy-lee-diamond-jubilee |website=[[Exclaim!]] |access-date=12 April 2024 |language=en |date=2 April 2024}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_lyrics = Patrick Flegel
| all_lyrics = Patrick Flegel
| all_music = Patrick Flegel except for "Baby Blue" by Patrick Flegel and Steven Lind
| all_music = Patrick Flegel except for "Baby Blue" by Patrick Flegel and Steven Lind. Synth, guitar, bass, drums, strings and claps by Steven Lind on “Baby Blue”, “Dracula”, “Always Dreaming”, “Wild One”, “Wild Rose”, “Demon Bitch”, “Til Polarity’s End”, “Flesh and Blood”, “Lockstepp” and “Durham City Limits”.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Diamond Jubilee |others=Cindy Lee |date=2024 |type=back cover notes |publisher=Realistik Studios |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406155213/https://castexotic.com/realistikstudios/ }}</ref><ref name="vegan">{{Cite web | title = Listen to Cindy Lee's new album 'Diamond Jubilee' | last = Pearis | first = Bill | work = [[BrooklynVegan]] | date = 1 April 2024 | access-date = 12 April 2024 | url = https://www.brooklynvegan.com/listen-to-cindy-lees-new-album-diamond-jubilee/ | quote = }}</ref>
| headline = Side one
| headline = Disc one
| title1 = Diamond Jubilee
| title1 = Diamond Jubilee
| length1 = 5:22
| length1 = 5:22
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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| headline = Disc two
| title1 = Stone Faces
| title1 = Stone Faces
| length1 = 4:22
| length1 = 4:22
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==Personnel<ref>{{Cite AV media notes|title=Diamond Jubilee|others=Cindy Lee|date=2024|type=back cover notes|publisher=Realistik Studios|url=https://castexotic.com/realistikstudios/}}</ref>==
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== References ==
*Patrick Flegel - performance, engineering, production
*Steven Lind - guitar <small>("Baby Blue", "Durham City Limit")</small>; bass <small>(sections of "Til Polarity's End")</small>; drums <small> ("Baby Blue", "Wild One")</small>; synthesizer <small>("Baby Blue", "Always Dreaming", "Flesh and Blood", "Dracula", "Lockstepp")</small>; claps <small>("Wild Rose")</small>; engineering, production, mixing
*Joshua Stevenson - mastering

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==References==
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[[Category:2024 albums]]
[[Category:2024 albums]]

Revision as of 21:32, 17 April 2024

Diamond Jubilee
Studio album by
Cindy Lee
Released29 March 2024 (2024-03-29)
StudioRealistik Studios
(Toronto, Durham, Calgary, Montreal)
Centre of the Universe
(Montreal)
Genre
Length122:09
LabelRealistik
Producer
  • Patrick Flegel
  • Steven Lind
Cindy Lee chronology
Cat O' Nine Tales
(2020) 		Diamond Jubilee
(2024)

Diamond Jubilee is the seventh studio album by Canadian band Cindy Lee, the project of musician Patrick Flegel. A double album, it was released on 29 March 2024 on Flegel's own label Realistik Studios, available exclusively on YouTube and GeoCities.[2]

Critical reception

Diamond Jubilee was released to widespread critical acclaim. Andy Cush of Pitchfork gave the album a 9.1/10 review, calling it "an essential trove of music" where "each song is like a foggy transmission from a rock 'n' roll netherworld with its own ghostly canon of beloved hits".[1] It was the highest rating awarded by the website since Fiona Apple's 2020 album Fetch the Bolt Cutters.[3]

Elise Soutar of Paste rated the album 9.2/10, calling it Cindy Lee's "bittersweet magnum opus" that "is easily the densest, most rewarding body of work they have released to date—a staggering collection of psychedelic pop songs that can be difficult to tackle head on, if only due to the sheer quantity and quality of the work".[2] Exclaim! gave the album a Staff Pick, with reviewer Kaelen Bell writing, "Built on strains of '50s girl group pop, lush '60s psychedelia, itchy '70s radio rock, lo-fi '90s clutter and sparkling production choices grafted on from some alternate universe, Diamond Jubilee feels like the defining portrait of Cindy Lee as both artist and vessel."[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Patrick Flegel; all music is composed by Patrick Flegel except for "Baby Blue" by Patrick Flegel and Steven Lind

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Diamond Jubilee"5:22
2."Glitz"4:10
3."Baby Blue"3:55
4."Dreams of You"2:46
5."All I Want Is You"3:00
6."Dallas"3:15
7."Olive Drab"1:31
8."Always Dreaming"3:43
9."Wild One"2:04
10."Flesh and Blood"5:13
11."Le Machiniste Fantome"1:02
12."Kingdom Come"4:42
13."Demon Bitch"4:24
14."I Have My Doubts"3:32
15."Til Polarity's End"4:04
16."Realistik Heaven"3:42
Total length:56:25
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Stone Faces"4:22
2."Gayblevision"2:56
3."Dracula"6:08
4."Lockstepp"4:39
5."Government Cheque"5:06
6."Deepest Blue"2:57
7."To Heal This Wounded Heart"3:33
8."Golden Microphone"2:49
9."If You Hear Me Crying"4:01
10."Darling of the Diskoteque"3:04
11."Don't Tell Me I'm Wrong"4:48
12."What's It Going to Take"3:29
13."Wild Rose"3:50
14."Durham City Limit"5:24
15."Crime of Passion"3:13
16."24/7 Heaven"5:25
Total length:65:44

Personnel[5]

  • Patrick Flegel - performance, engineering, production
  • Steven Lind - guitar ("Baby Blue", "Durham City Limit"); bass (sections of "Til Polarity's End"); drums ("Baby Blue", "Wild One"); synthesizer ("Baby Blue", "Always Dreaming", "Flesh and Blood", "Dracula", "Lockstepp"); claps ("Wild Rose"); engineering, production, mixing
  • Joshua Stevenson - mastering

References

  1. ^ a b Cush, Andy (April 12, 2024). "Cindy Lee: Diamond Jubilee". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Soutar, Elise (April 7, 2024). "Cindy Lee: 'Diamond Jubilee' Album Review". Paste. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  3. ^ @pitchfork (April 12, 2024). "Cindy Lee's Diamond Jubilee is our highest-scoring new album since Fiona Apple's Fetch the Bolt Cutters" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Bell, Kaelen (April 2, 2024). "'Diamond Jubilee' Is a Glittering Showcase for the Genius of Cindy Lee | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Diamond Jubilee (back cover notes). Cindy Lee. Realistik Studios. 2024.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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