Cindy Lee

Under the name Cindy Lee, Canadian musician Patrick Flegel creates haunting avant-garde pop music rooted in themes of heartbreak, alienation, and gender identity. The former frontperson for Calgary art rockers Women, Flegel began performing in drag as Cindy Lee in the early 2010s and went on to release a series of sonically adventurous solo albums under this banner that carried into the next decade. The project had an unexpected breakthrough with the 2024 double album Diamond Jubilee, which became one of indie's most critically acclaimed records of the year despite a release strategy that eschewed streaming platforms.