Cindy Lee is a Montreal, Canada based songwriter and performer. Serving as more than just an output of music, Cindy Lee is a character as well, a personification of the music itself, employed to present the meticulously written nostalgic music referencing classic sixties and seventies American pop.
Next to being very beautiful and compelling 'pop songs', the music functions as a medium to express further ideas of identity, disillusionment, and the blurring of fiction and reality, most apparent in the contrast between the classical pop and often noisy and at times intimidating methods of production.
The aesthetic Cindy Lee employs sonically but also visually (the video work, album artworks and live performances) emphasizes the contrast between the fairytale and dreamlike narratives the genre appropriates, and the cold reality it seems to try to escape from, hinting to concerns of mental health, and struggles with one's identity. The piece made for the series is no exception, a very beautiful mix of original music and appropriated footage.