EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE Says 'New' Song 'Hi-Lo' Was Written 10 Years Ago

December 6, 2017

EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee spoke to Donny Fandango of the St. Louis radio station 105.7 The Point about the two new songs that are included on the band's latest album, "Synthesis". The set is a reimagining of some of EVANESCENCE's best-loved tracks is the band's first full-length effort since its 2011 self-titled release.

"[The song] 'Hi-Lo' we've had in the bank for a long time," Amy said (see video below). "I wasn't quite finished [writing it before], but it's just a song that never fit anywhere that I've been holding on to and waiting to find its right home for 10 years. So it's this weird thing that I feel very close to already that I've had to listen to with my family and my friends to now finish it out and have the orchestra on it. That's what it needed — it needed that beautiful, luscious emotion that [longtime collaborator, orchestra arranger and composer] David Campbell put on there. But I wrote that song with our producer on this album, the guy that did all the programming, Will [Hunt, not to be confused with EVANESCENCE's drummer, also named Will Hunt]. It was our first collaboration together 10 years ago. And the other one, 'Imperfection', is brand new. We just wrote it this year. And it was very collaborative between Will, again, and also David Campbell, the arranger. He's done all the string arranging for EVANESCENCE for all of our albums, but this one… We went in [and said], 'Let's go in and go really deep and rip [the songs] apart and elevate 'em to another place together and make something new.' So for all of it, and the new [song] included, he was a real part of what laid the foundation of what was gonna happen. So it gave the music and the writing and everything a chance to grow in some different directions."

"Hi-Lo" includes a guest performance by famed violinist Lindsey Stirling.

In support of "Synthesis", EVANESCENCELee, bassist Tim McCord, drummer Will Hunt, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Troy McLawhorn and guitarist/background vocalist Jen Majura — is currently in the midst of its extensive "Synthesis Live" headlining tour of North America. "Synthesis Live" features Lee and the band performing with a live 28-piece orchestra and electronic programming.

Lee told Forbes about the fan response to the "Synthesis Live" tour: "I think our fans like it a lot. It's a way to experience this music, for them and for us, in a different way. We've been playing the straight-up original versions of our songs for many years now. So to have an opportunity to go to a different venue for most of these shows, go to a concert hall, sit down and listen to it, it's a lot more like going to a show, like going to a movie, than going to a rock concert where you're gonna jump up and down and make noise. There are parts that are very intimate before it goes big and epic and 28 orchestral musicians are going off. So it's a very personal experience. The reaction I've seen has been really good, but it's definitely different. It feels still weird to us on stage, we're getting completely used to it. It's definitely not a rock and roll show, but I think it's really special and I'm absolutely positive I'm gonna remember these performances and this very special experience for the rest of my life."

Photo credit: P.R. Brown

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