Following the breakup of Women in 2010, Flegel collaborated with Morgan Cook in the band Androgynous Mind, releasing the
EPNightstalker in 2012.[3] From there, the project evolved into Cindy Lee, which sees Flegel recording music primarily alone but continuing to perform with a rotating roster of supporting musicians.
Releases
The demo cassette Tatlashea was released in 2012,[4] followed by the full-length album Act of Tenderness in 2015.[5]Malenkost was released later the same year,[6] followed by a reissue of Act of Tenderness in 2018.[5]
What's Tonight to Eternity? was released in February 2020, with its lead single "Heavy Metal" a posthumous tribute to Flegel's former Women bandmate Chris Reimer.[7] The project's fifth album, Cat o' Nine Tails, followed in March 2020.[8]
In 2024, the project released the double album Diamond Jubilee.[9] It received widespread critical acclaim, including the highest score given out by
Pitchfork in four years.[10] A tour in support of the album began on April 6, but was canceled on May 4 as the project was set to play Chicago.[11] The album was a longlisted nominee for the
2024 Polaris Music Prize.[12]
Discography
Albums
Tatlashea (Isolated Now Waves, 2012; reissued 2016)
Act of Tenderness (CCQSK, 2015; Maple Death, 2018; W.25th, 2018)
Malenkost (Isolated Now Waves, 2015; Maple Death, 2018; W.25th, 2018)