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ADA LEA 311 ADA LEA 311 WHAT WE SAY IN PRIVATE VOYAGER WHAT WE SAY IN PRIVATE VOYAGER SADDLE CREEK BMG SADDLE CREEK BMG With the brightness of love, strength, and hope 311’s thirteenth studio album Voyager, features With the brightness of love, strength, and hope 311’s thirteenth studio album Voyager, features contrasted with the darkness of loss, suffering, isolation, (appropriately enough) 13 new songs recorded with contrasted with the darkness of loss, suffering, isolation, (appropriately enough) 13 new songs recorded with and abandonment, What We Say In Private is a varied Grammy-nominated producer John Feldmann (Blink-182, and abandonment, What We Say In Private is a varied Grammy-nominated producer John Feldmann (Blink-182, and vivid record that collects all the intricate influences Panic! At the Disco) and longtime collaborator/live and vivid record that collects all the intricate influences Panic! At the Disco) and longtime collaborator/live Ada Lee has collected over the years – including the engineer Scotch Ralston, who produced the 311’s Ada Lee has collected over the years – including the engineer Scotch Ralston, who produced the 311’s writer Sylvia Plath, visual artists Frida Kahlo and Eva Transistor, Soundsystem, and Stereolithic. As with every writer Sylvia Plath, visual artists Frida Kahlo and Eva Transistor, Soundsystem, and Stereolithic. As with every Hesse, and musicians Karen Dalton and Nina Simone. 311 album, Voyager features the band’s unique hybrid Hesse, and musicians Karen Dalton and Nina Simone. 311 album, Voyager features the band’s unique hybrid It began with a need to document the ending of an sound of rock, reggae, hip hop and funk that they It began with a need to document the ending of an sound of rock, reggae, hip hop and funk that they important romantic relationship. She journaled for 180 blend so seamlessly. “I think this album is very eclectic, important romantic relationship. She journaled for 180 blend so seamlessly. “I think this album is very eclectic, days in the hope of finding herself again. The process from simple songs to wild studio adventures that get days in the hope of finding herself again. The process from simple songs to wild studio adventures that get eventually resulted in a rebirth: a rediscovery of self into weird, stoney outer-space material,” says vocalist/ eventually resulted in a rebirth: a rediscovery of self into weird, stoney outer-space material,” says vocalist/ and a new sense of freedom and self-acceptance – guitarist Nick Hexum. “Our albums have become almost and a new sense of freedom and self-acceptance – guitarist Nick Hexum. “Our albums have become almost and, notably, this album. Built atop overdriven guitars, like a captain’s log documenting our band’s ongoing and, notably, this album. Built atop overdriven guitars, like a captain’s log documenting our band’s ongoing clanging percussion, and unexpected synth quavers, voyage through musical styles, while also capturing our clanging percussion, and unexpected synth quavers, voyage through musical styles, while also capturing our this cacophonous catharsis will enthrall. feelings and life experiences.” this cacophonous catharsis will enthrall. feelings and life experiences.” ADA LEA 311 ADA LEA 311 WHAT WE SAY IN PRIVATE VOYAGER WHAT WE SAY IN PRIVATE VOYAGER SADDLE CREEK BMG SADDLE CREEK BMG With the brightness of love, strength, and hope 311’s thirteenth studio album Voyager, features With the brightness of love, strength, and hope 311’s thirteenth studio album Voyager, features contrasted with the darkness of loss, suffering, isolation, (appropriately enough) 13 new songs recorded with contrasted with the darkness of loss, suffering, isolation, (appropriately enough) 13 new songs recorded with and abandonment, What We Say In Private is a varied Grammy-nominated producer John Feldmann (Blink-182, and abandonment, What We Say In Private is a varied Grammy-nominated producer John Feldmann (Blink-182, and vivid record that collects all the intricate influences Panic! At the Disco) and longtime collaborator/live and vivid record that collects all the intricate influences Panic! At the Disco) and longtime collaborator/live Ada Lee has collected over the years – including the engineer Scotch Ralston, who produced the 311’s Ada Lee has collected over the years – including the engineer Scotch Ralston, who produced the 311’s writer Sylvia Plath, visual artists Frida Kahlo and Eva Transistor, Soundsystem, and Stereolithic. As with every writer Sylvia Plath, visual artists Frida Kahlo and Eva Transistor, Soundsystem, and Stereolithic. As with every Hesse, and musicians Karen Dalton and Nina Simone. 311 album, Voyager features the band’s unique hybrid Hesse, and musicians Karen Dalton and Nina Simone. 311 album, Voyager features the band’s unique hybrid It began with a need to document the ending of an sound of rock, reggae, hip hop and funk that they It began with a need to document the ending of an sound of rock, reggae, hip hop and funk that they important romantic relationship. She journaled for 180 blend so seamlessly. “I think this album is very eclectic, important romantic relationship. She journaled for 180 blend so seamlessly. “I think this album is very eclectic, days in the hope of finding herself again. The process from simple songs to wild studio adventures that get days in the hope of finding herself again. The process from simple songs to wild studio adventures that get eventually resulted in a rebirth: a rediscovery of self into weird, stoney outer-space material,” says vocalist/ eventually resulted in a rebirth: a rediscovery of self into weird, stoney outer-space material,” says vocalist/ and a new sense of freedom and self-acceptance – guitarist Nick Hexum. “Our albums have become almost and a new sense of freedom and self-acceptance – guitarist Nick Hexum. “Our albums have become almost and, notably, this album. Built atop overdriven guitars, like a captain’s log documenting our band’s ongoing and, notably, this album. Built atop overdriven guitars, like a captain’s log documenting our band’s ongoing clanging percussion, and unexpected synth quavers, voyage through musical styles, while also capturing our clanging percussion, and unexpected synth quavers, voyage through musical styles, while also capturing our this cacophonous catharsis will enthrall. feelings and life experiences.” this cacophonous catharsis will enthrall. feelings and life experiences.”.