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On Love Is The Great Rebellion, Australian native Ben Lee kicks in the next phase of his lengthy career by launching his debut with Warner Bros. Records.  A mixture of emotionally-focused songs – dealing with reflection, mistakes, correction and hope – these thirteen tracks holds together as a single unit beautifully; a concept of thoughts, broken down one by one.

Opening with the groove of “Giving Up On Miracles” (the upbeatness of the tune is a perfect contradiction to the title!), there is a warmth and passion in Lee’s voice that immediately draws you in and embrace just this first track.  “Goodbye To Yesterday” is fast-paced, breezy and has a joyful abandon, while “Forgiveness” has “single” written all over it, with its strong melody and catchy chorus.  “Big Love” is an absolute standout and could easily be a hit – again, catchy and heartwarming; “Everybody Dies” has a Nilsson-esque quality about it – telling a story with wryness mixed with gentility and “Victory” is a big-sounding piece with its beefy horns (and again, Lee finds the groove).  The soft sweetness of “The Universe Inside” is touching and a perfect piece with its orchestral arrangements as “God Is A Fire” is a fine closing number with its stripped down guitar, vocal chorale and lush keyboard.

In a now twenty-year career, Lee’s songwriting has reached a height of finesse and sophistication; with this release, he’s certainly reached an artistic height that could be considered upon even one listen his crowning achievement.  Love Is The Great Rebellion is a definitely a shining moment of 2015.

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Love Is The Great Rebellion is available now

http://loveisarebellion.warnerbrosrecords.com/

 

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Rob Ross

Rob Ross has been, for good, bad or indifferent, involved in the music industry for over 30 years - first as guitarist/singer/songwriter with The Punch Line, then as freelance journalist, producer and manager to working for independent and major record labels. He resides in Staten Island, New York with his wife and cats; he works out a lot, reads voraciously, loves Big Star and his orange Gretsch. Doesn't that make him neat?

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