Ben Lee

Australian wunderkind Ben Lee grew into his pop songwriting skills and stretches his philosophical wings on his message-laden sixth release. "Gamble Everything For Love" and "Get Gotten" throb with urgency, while tracks like "We're All In This Together" and "Whatever It Is" exhort his fans to loosen up and seize the moment.

Championed in the nineties as an underage indie wonder boy by Beastie Boys and Sonic
Youth, Australian-born singer-songwriter Ben Lee has struggled to be judged on his
subsequent music's own adult merits. Highlighting that struggle was his relationship with
actress Claire Danes, with whom he has since parted ways. For the inevitable breakup disc,
twenty-six-year-old Lee trades the hipster beats of 2003's Hey You. Yes You for... More >