{"title":"Jeffrey Lewis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican singer\/songwriter and comic book artist, Jeffrey Lewis was born on November 20, 1975 in New York City. With a unique blend of folk, punk, and indie rock, his music is known for its introspective lyrics and catchy melodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his musical talents, Lewis is also an accomplished comic book artist. His illustrations often accompany his songs and add another layer of storytelling to his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar artists to Jeffrey Lewis include The Moldy Peaches, Daniel Johnston, Kimya Dawson, Nana Grizol, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, The Mountain Goats, Adam Green, Diane Cluck, Jonathan Richman and many more. Fans of these artists will find a similar style and spirit in Lewis' music.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-turn-in-the-dream-songs","title":"A Turn In The Dream Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003ejeffrey lewis returns in 2011 with 'a turn in the dream-songs,' his sixth album for rough trade records. leaving behind most of the garage-rock bursts that peppered previous albums, 'a turn in the dream-songs' is perhaps a sweeter record than any jeffrey has released before, a warmth that is enhanced by the fact that the current songs were recorded (and mixed!) entirely on two-inch analogue tape at england's analogue catalogue all-vintage studio. jeffrey's band on this record is a five-piece, with mandolin by franic (wave pictures) rozycki and drums \/ bass \/ cello from johnny flynn's backing band the sussex wit (which includes jeffrey's long-time drummer david beauchamp). most of the songs were recorded live-in-studio at analogue catalogue's cozy hq in the misty hills outside of manchester, uk, often with all five musicians captured on tape performing together in one room, although some wonderful additional assists were also provided by members of dr dog, the vaselines, au revoir simone, misty's big adventure and schwervon!, all of whom have been jeffrey lewis fans \/ touring partners in the past couple years. this time around jeffrey's inimitably free-roaming lyrics and sounds take us on a trip where we may encounter everything and everyone from cosmic wishes to callow whippersnappers, father yod to sylvia plath, ways to die, ways to live, and the saddest song about green slime you're likely to hear all year. the classy acoustic band, sounding live and loose but sonically dynamite, the vintage analogue recording \/ mixing process, the relentlessly high quality of the songwriting whether contemplative or freewheeling, and of course another elaborate and unique comic book packaging \/ artwork design by jeffrey, all combine to make 'a turn in the dream-songs' the most solid and enjoyable album of jeffrey's now decade-long strange career.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rough Trade Records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50410129686859,"sku":"343940","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50410129883467,"sku":"343939","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/4a7683cf-a35e-422a-8220-1ad2031233d4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726638588"},{"product_id":"the-even-more-freewheelin-jeffrey-lewis","title":"The Even More Freewheelin' Jeffrey Lewis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Even More Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e was recorded in just four days in Nashville, by Roger Moutenot (long-time producer of Yo La Tengo, and the previous Jeffrey Lewis album Bad Wiring), and features the Jeffrey Lewis and The Voltage touring band of Brent Cole on drums, Mem Pahl on bass and Mallory Feuer on violin and keyboard. Jeffrey’s style of “anti-singing” continues to reach for the humanity behind the artifice, mirroring the nudity of the album cover. Speaking of which:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne snowy February day in 1963, Bob Dylan and Suze Rotolo were photographed in New York City for the cover of The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan LP, around the corner from Dylan’s 4th Street apartment. 60 years later, lifelong 4th St resident Jeffrey Lewis had the idea to try to take the same chilly photo but with no pants on, to prove himself “even more” freewheelin’ than Bob! This plan was foiled by global warming, as New York City winters no longer offer snowy street photo ops, but at least Jeffrey tried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the album cover might be a native New Yorker’s neighbourhood joke, it also serves to throw down the gauntlet to modern song-smiths, as if to point out that nobody in contemporary songwriting can quite fill Jeffrey’s shoes (barefoot or not). If you thought 2019’s\u003ci\u003e Bad Wiring\u003c\/i\u003e was an unimprovable high-watermark of the Jeffrey Lewis 20-year discography, prepare to be shook all over again. The range of moods, situations, wordplay and styles here is effortlessly breathtaking, and if you aren’t transported on ten different emotional rollercoasters by the ten songs on this album then you might just be a Chat GPT replicant-bot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blang Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50426501398859,"sku":"2241192","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51151565717835,"sku":"2241191","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/The-EVEN-MORE-Freewheelin-Jeffrey-Lewis.webp?v=1742551896"},{"product_id":"12-crass-songs-2022-edition","title":"12 Crass Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003eRepress from Jeffrey of this classic album. Hailed by Jarvis Cocker as 'the best lyricist working in the us today', Jeffrey Lewis has turned his hand to reworking a selection of songs by the legendary anarchist punk band Crass - these new versions, in Jeffrey's glorious folk rock, psychedelic style, lose none of the political power of the originals and sound fresher than ever. 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