Being involved with and having 4 full length albums under her belt, LL welcomes the extra notch with Down the Lees’ The Guest Room.

“Laura Lee Schultz is the main engine that powers Down The Lees, a band I got to know thanks to CD Baby and Soma.FM. Caustic, sincere and cutting like a knife, this is the way she delivers her music. Add to that a bit of DIY and you got a class act that keeps evolving.” - Sloucher

"I'm the only person to have rated this album at this point, so I feel an overwhelming obligation to review it. I know nothing about Down The Lees, or even how I heard of them. I know they have a female singer, and play a kind of Downtempo, Post-Rocky Electropop. I also know that this album is flawless. Every track oozes smoky confidence as catchy melodies float dreamily around, occasionally stopping just enough to rock your ass off. Once again, I don't know anything about them or where they came from. I do know, that you must hear them. " - Amazon

"...instrumentation on this recording is what keeps these nine songs interesting for me...adding acoustic guitar, piano and even drum machine - provides the guitar-centric sound with contract and dynamic..."Boy or girl" - a passionate piano ballad that confronts vs. identity - poetics [that] are earnest and heartfelt. The best thing about this solo effort, like those from Sunny day's Jeremy Enigk and BtS's Doug Martsch, is that it has the potential to dually impress fans of LL's past and present bands, as well as non-fans and unfamiliars alike (both of whom will likely be converts before to long)" - Terminal City Magazine

“…if a gal wants to rock out and sound pretty genuine about it, more power to her. Go forth and conquer.” - Chart Attack

The Guest Room was engineered and produced by LL in her home studio, Off White House Studios. Drums and additional bits here and there were recorded by Shawn Penner (Hot Hot Heat, Mother Mother) and boasts performances from members of Portico, Wintermitts and New Years Resolution. Songs roam from full on rock out epics ‘The Lullaby’ to acoustic ditties about love ‘On a Lie’ to poppy regretful friendships in ‘Talk is Not Cheap’.