Ariel S. Lee
Honey
© 2006 Ariel S. Lee
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With jazzy piano playing mixed with sassy vocals and original songs that hold a depth beyond her years, Ariel is an up-and-coming new artist to keep an eye on...
tracks
- 1 Honey
- 2 Traveller
- 3 Seven Stories
- 4 Walk All Over
- 5 Close To You
- 6 Georgia
- 7 Diamonds
- 8 Home
- 9 Lilian
- 10 Interview
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Ariel S. Lee is a conundrum-- a piano player who can't play the piano. Never having had the patience or constitution for lessons, she learned by ear when she began playing at age eight. By twelve, she'd created ten original songs. Now, by age 21 Ariel has five acoustic studio albums out as well as a fully-backed demo. She performs original music around Northern California, spreading her blend of liberal, intelligent, and emotional rock.
"I'm no little waif-- that's the first mistake people make. I may be a skinny little blonde girl, but inside, I'm on fire."
A gutsy singer who isn't afraid to curse, tell the truth, fling mud, and name names, she brings honesty back into pop music. Armed only with a piano, a voice, and a disregard for everyone else's opinion she continues to stomp on new musical territory.
"I'm an intelligent woman, and if I have something to say, I'm going to say it. When I was younger I used to keep my mouth shut and try to act like the girl everyone wanted me to be...Well, that made me miserable, and the minute I opened up my mouth, I realized I had a hell of a lot that needed to be said."
Ariel names her influences as Tori Amos, "A piano genius, a feminist, and my personal music idol," Alanis, Imogen, and Fiona. When not performing or recording, Ariel is often whipping up new recipes "I just found out I can cook! It's fantastic! The grocery store is my new shopping mall," creating art, getting political, "I am all for equal rights for everyone--women, gay couples, minorities, the poor." She has protested the war in Iraq, and for a year held the position as president of the UCSC Feminist Majority club. "Feminists get a bad name...I shave, I love boys--although it's fine if you don't, I do-- but I want to be treated as an equal, not an object or a possession. If some guys can't handle that, it's their loss. Sadly, though, I think the girls are the ones who really misunderstand it." She also helps "Best Buddies," a program to befriend the mentally handicapped.
Ariel is currently releasing her new album, "Honey." She is engaged to Collin Fisher, attending the University of California Santa Cruz, and is majoring in Fine Arts. She is graduating next year and plans to become a physician's assistant.
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holy freaking wow
author: A. WoolI thought raw talent couldn't get any better than April Rising, Ariel S. Lee's last album ("the psychotic, angry one," as she puts it). Although this new release is generally less angry than the previous one, Lee still has her trademark spicy bite--listen to the jazz-flavored "Honey" and the engaging "Walk All Over" for that. She also incorporates sweet (never mushy!) love songs into the mix, like the swingy, girl-next-door-esque "Seven Stories" and "Traveller," which picks up where April Rising's "Come So Far" left off. An especially beautiful track is "Home," an honest and heartwarming tribute to Lee's parents. In the neighborhood of Carole King, this is one of her most musically advanced pieces to date. This album is also significantly more professional-sounding than Lee's previous releases, which at times sounded dissonant, but these songs are never overproduced, and Lee is the probably the last artist I can think of who would sell out by relinquishing her raw, saucy, strictly live sound. A real treat is the last track, a short and delightful interview, conducted by Lee's friend Lindsay. It sounds exactly like what it is--two friends hanging out talking--and I won't give anything else away, because you must hear it for yourself. All of it. Enjoy it.