Christian Lee Hutson
A Los Angeles singer/songwriter with an acute gift for intimate and detailed introspection, Christian Lee Hutson threads through avenues of light Americana, smart indie pop, and lo-fi folk storytelling. The tone of his music is gentle, but there's an insistence and clarity in his lyrics that gives his performances a subtle strength. Although he began his solo career in the early 2010s, he gained popularity as a writer and collaborator during the latter part of the decade, working on projects with Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers, the latter of whom helped produce Hutson's Anti- debut, Beginners, in 2020. Bridgers and Oberst teamed up to produce 2022's Quitters, which built on the low-key dynamics on the previous release.
Growing up in Santa Monica, Hutson began playing guitar at the age of 12, attracted to the experimental homegrown indie folk of Elliott Smith. He later formed the Americana duo the Driftwood Singers with fellow songwriter Pearl Charles, and the duo released an independent album in 2012. Hutson made his solo debut a year later with The Hell with It, which he quickly followed in 2014 with Yeah Okay, I Know. Over the next several years, he toured occasionally, released a couple of EPs, and continued to sharpen his songcraft.
After befriending fellow singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers in 2018, Hutson co-wrote several songs for the debut of Boygenius, the supergroup Bridgers formed with Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker. He also contributed to the Bridgers/Conor Oberst project Better Oblivion Community Center in 2019. Bridgers returned the favor the following year by co-producing Hutson's third album, Beginners. His first since being signed to the Anti- label, the 2020 release paired the songwriter's warm, intelligent folk style with delicate string and orchestral sections.
Later in 2020, Hutson contributed his skills as a songwriter and instrumentalist to Bridgers' LP Punisher. He also found time to play on projects by Hand Habits (Fun House), Ada Lea (One Hand on the Steering Wheel the Other Sewing a Garden), and SASAMI (Squeeze). 2022 brought Hutson's second album for Anti-, Quitters, with Bridgers and Oberst joining him in the studio as producers. The low-key sophistication of the arrangements was abetted by their decision to record to analog tape rather than in digital format, adding warmth to the finished product.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Strawberry Lemonade
Alternative en Indie - Released by Anti - Epitaph on 4 nov. 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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The Version Suicides, Vol. 2
Alternative en Indie - Released by Anti - Epitaph on 12 mrt. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Version Suicides, Vol. 3
Alternative en Indie - Released by Anti - Epitaph on 6 aug. 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Version Suicides, Vol. 1
Alternative en Indie - Released by Anti - Epitaph on 15 jan. 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Does Not Heal (Christian Lee Hutson Version)
Alternative en Indie - Released by Grand Jury Music on 11 jan. 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Christian Lee Hutson on Audiotree Live
Christian Lee Hutson, Audiotree
Alternative en Indie - Released by Audiotree Music on 3 aug. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Christmas Song
Ambient / New Age / Easy Listening - Released by Anti - Epitaph on 15 dec. 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jam In The Van - Christian Lee Hutson (Live In Los Angeles, CA 2016)
Christian Lee Hutson, Jam in the Van
Folk - Released by Jam in the Van LLC on 25 feb. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo