Lee Bains is a songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama, who, since 2012, has
released four studio albums of what Rolling Stone once called “Southern gospel
punk." His music has received acclaim from the likes of The New York Times, NPR,
Mojo, Uncut, Sonic Magazine, and the Guardian. His most recent album, Old-Time
Folks, was released by Don Giovanni Records in 2022, and explored stories of
People’s movements in the Deep South. He will release a live solo album on Don
Giovanni in 2026. He has collaborated in live performance and on recordings with
artists including Lonnie Holley, Moor Mother, Pussy Riot, and Algiers. After first
having his poems published by The New Yorker in 2021, Lee will see his debut
poetry collection, WORK LUNCH, published by Hub City Press in October 2026. In
addition to touring around the U.S. and Europe, Lee has lent his music to support
striking coal miners, immigrants’ rights groups, abortion funds, and anti-racism
organizations. He has performed and read at Emory University, the University of
Mississippi, Tulane University, Auburn University, and The Royal Institute of
Technology (Stockholm, Sweden).