NASHVILLE ||
DT: JULY 18, 2016
FM: MIKE GOWEN
(MSO PR LOS ANGELES)
LYNDIE WENNER
(MSO PR NASHVILLE)
LEE HARVEY OSMOND
–ACID-FOLK PROJECT FROM ARTIST TOM WILSON–
PREPARES FOR RUN OF U.S. SHOWS THIS SUMMER/FALL
INCLUDING STOPS IN DALLAS, NASHVILLE AND CHICAGO
TO INCLUDE DATES OPENING FOR
BAND OF HEATHENS
LATEST ALBUM
‘BEAUTIFUL SCARS’
OUT NOW
 Above: Album art for BEAUTIFUL SCARS
LEE HARVEY OSMOND-moniker for the acclaimed acid-folk project helmed by multi-faceted artist Tom Wilson-will kick off a run of U.S. shows in Buffalo, NY on August 24 at Sportsman’s Grill with stops in Dallas, TX at the Kessler Theatre, Nashville, TN at The Bluebird Café and Chicago, IL at the Elbow Room before wrapping in Austin, TX at Stubb’s Jr. on November 14. For a handful of dates OSMOND will open for Band of Heathens. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 22. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: http://leeharveyosmond.com/. See full tour itinerary below.
The “rough-and-tumble songwriter with rock-and-roll moves” (Elmore Magazine, 2016) is touring in support of BEAUTIFUL SCARS, his latest full-length (and third album) which was released in the U.S. in March via Latent Recording and distributed by Megaforce/RED. Originally issued in Canada, the album was produced by the Cowboy Junkies‘ Michael Timmins. “The album is where I am now,” Wilson says. “It was made during this discovery.” Also known as a member of the Americana trio Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Wilson adds: “I didn’t know where the inspiration was from, and I’m not a cosmic guy, but if you see my art or listen to what I’ve been writing about on this album, I’ve been documenting this through the fucking cosmos for the last couple of years.”
Watch LEE HARVEY OSMOND perform “Oh The Gods” from BEAUTIFUL SCARS on “Music City Roots” here.
Click here to watch LEE HARVEY OSMOND perform “Dreams Come and Go.”
Catch LEE HARVEY OSMOND on the road this year in the following cities:
DATE VENUE CITY
*w/Band of Heathens
SOME PRAISE FOR BEAUTIFUL SCARS:
“…LeE HARVeY OsMOND is his most unusual undertaking to date, boasting a style that’s both soft and sinister in equal measure…three albums on, they project a persona that might have been birthed in the bayou before slowly and deliberately snaking its way through the swamp… the sly shuffle of ‘Laser Without Your Love,’ the vampish ‘Blue Moon Drive’ and the jazzier approach of ‘Black Spruce’ find Wilson spreading his wings…yet, the best offerings of the album are also the most subdued – the measured ‘Hey, Hey, Hey,’ the raspy sprawl of the slower paced ‘Planet Love’ and the solemn, somber balladry of ‘Dreams Come and Go.’ Each brings to mind the imagined result of an unholy alliance between Tom Waits and Nick Cave, one that might also find Leonard Cohen lurking in the dark shadows. Happily then, Wilson’s ominous growl syncs well with the album’s general sway and rumble, making for an insurgent sound if ever there was one.”
“Beautiful Scars is like nothing out there right now. If you’re a fan of Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, or the movies of David Lynch and Jim Jarmusch, this is the album for you. It’s deep, powerful and strangely seductive.”
“A rough-and-tumble songwriter with rock-and-roll moves…”
“Osmond (whose real name is Tom Wilson) is no stranger to the world of music. Lots of folks already knew/know him as a member of the bands Junkhouse and Blackie & The Rodeo Kings. But it seems as if the music he’s making as a solo artist is the stuff that’s really capturing peoples’ hearts and imagination…Beautiful Scars is cut from the same fabric as Osmond’s last album (The Folk Sinner). The songs are subdued and slightly spooky. But it’s those vocals that really make the mark. Tom has a great deep focused voice that really grabs you and doesn’t let go.”
“‘Blue Moon Drive’ encapsulated the molten, mysterious feeling that stands out on the new Beautiful Scars album, with silvery slide guitar from Tom’s old colleague and friend Colin Linden…Then came a righteous stomper and a set-closing, sexy slow walker called ‘Freedom’ with Linden playing righteously reverby Gretsch electric guitar. Lee Harvey’s low whisper and rumble of a voice was thrilling and the mood was consistently in a minor key. It was like opening the show with a modern day film noir soundtrack.”
“…Wilson’s alter-ego Lee Harvey Osmond lives up to both the moniker and his immense talents on Beautiful Scars…a monster of a songwriter and performer, Wilson’s subtle extravaganzas contain elements in both lyrics and groove that push and pull like adverse forces…Wilson’s voice echoes, and the music shakes like a Shaman rattling bones.”
 Above: Tom Wilson A.K.A. Lee Harvey Osmond
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