Does anyone else here like Jeffrey Lewis? For those of you who don't know him, he's an Anti-Folk singer/songwriter from NYC. He's criminally underrated even though he is probably one of the best contemporary lyricists out there. He may not make the most accessible music, but it IS some of the most rewarding. Jeffrey Lewis appreciation thread. Favorite albums? songs? comics?
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Connor Rogers
huh, thanks for this thread, user. can't contribute much to discussion, but I'm definitely gonna keep listening to his stuff. I think I've heard of him before though, think he might be on the same label as a band I like.
Asher Green
no problem, he's really great. He's on Rough Trade records, is the band you're talking about on that label too? Who are they?
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Levi Price
Don't Be Upset is GOAT
OP you seem passionate, what is his best album?
Levi Lopez
Oh, I am. That''s a tough question. I'd say its between 'Em Are I, City & Eastern Songs, and A Turn In The Dream Songs. Those are all great albums. As a matter of fact its actually difficult to just pick one favorite Jeffrey Lewis album because I feel like he has yet to make a perfect record yet with no filler tracks. Don't get me wrong, even the filler stuff is great. But there isn't exactly one album you can point to and say "this is Jeff at his best" because a lot of his albums have pretty different vibes from each other. His newest album, Manhattan, might be his most accessible one he's made yet (it's still a Jeffrey Lewis album though, so don't expect something you could bump at a party). If I had to pick a best album I'd say City & Eastern Tapes. It's really open to debate though, it's just hard to find anybody else as obsessed with this guy as I am. He's been around since the late 90's/early 2000's and yet he's still virtually unheard of by most folks.
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Hudson Bailey
Hry man, thanks for bringing this guy to my attention, just listened to dream sogs and it was really cool, reminds me sorta of lou reed, or early mountain goats, but different.
Im gonna check out more stuff, really good!
Gavin Nguyen
I'm glad someone else can appreciate him too, he deserves all the acclaim he gets
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Dominic Richardson
oh cool a jeffrey lewis thread. love this guy.
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to me he's just a real artist, great artwork and certain songs are pop poetry. Lovely man, keep him in the back pocket and listen to him alone. I think super fame would freak him out so I don't tell anyone about him. I think if we keep him a secret now, then in 30 years our kids will be able to get hella cred by busting him out on future Sup Forums as a lost treasure.
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Jeffrey Lewis is my shit dude. "So long I'm going to go draw alone in my shack" and "the Chelsea hotel oral sex song" are some of the best lyrics I've ever heard in any song. He's hilarious and earnest and criminally underrated. His newest album that dropped last year that basically flew under everyone's radar is fantastic too.
Sebastian Watson
You know.. for the longest time all I wanted was for him to get more famous and finally get the credit he deserved but maybe you're onto something. Maybe he's at the perfect level of fame already. He already has a big enough fan base to do tours all over the world. But at the same time, even if he got famous his music still isn't accessible to the average music listener so I think at best he'd be like Mountain Goats or Leonard Cohen level of fame. His cult fan base could grow but I dont think he would ever go mainstream so he wouldn't have to worry about being TOO recognizable. Still its an interesting thought that maybe he's already at the perfect level of fame.
I love those songs, they're great. His lyrics are so clever. I was just telling my friend this earlier today, sometime he'll have a line that may not even fully click with you when you first hear it. It might take days or months, but when it does click then you have this little moment where you're just amazed at how he perfectly described such a minor aspect of life that no one would ever think to examine. No other lyricist has done that for me as frequently as him
Brody Morgan
Here's that song:
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Also another one of my favorites:
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You can really tell how much he was influenced by Daniel Johnston based on his artwork and music.
Christopher Price
I saw him live with AJJ. Haven't really listened to his music since, but I did like it + him. He came off as pretty intelligent but not at all pretentious.
Aaron Butler
he's a really down to earth and genuine guy. He hasn't let being slightly famous get to him at all
Dominic Peterson
If anyone's interested, here are a bunch of interviews with him
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Elijah Brooks
Yea, like, I totally wish him success. But really I all I want for him is happiness, cause I think he's perfect right now. Maybe we should start a fan club for him so he knows he has a small, but elite base of adoring fans. Totally legit guy. I really think he will be looked back on as an (somewhat) underground icon.
Jeremiah Howard
I totally agree, I think he will be too. And I would love to make a Jeffrey Lewis fan club. Although unless someone wants to make a website from scratch we could just use the r/JeffreyLewis subreddit, or we could go on the forums on his website
Josiah Edwards
He's the one that ruined all of them Crass songs right?
Ethan Price
Good but lyrics vise not as great as GOAT Pat the Bunny
Caleb Richardson
I remember listening to back to when I was four everyday. which jeff lewis should I listen to
Christopher Nguyen
which project I meant desu*
Dominic Miller
dude what are you talking about? Pat the Bunny is the basic bitch of folk punk. All his songs are about angrily smoking cigarettes. He was never even homeless. His music is for edgy 15 year olds and he can't hold a candle to Jeff's writing
Juan Gray
Check out the songs that were already posted in this thread, then give this a shot if you still wanna hear more
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Nathan Phillips
thanks man, there's something really adorable about outsider/anti-folk music. also just found out he actually made comic books ..
Robert Baker
Absolutely! him and kimya dawson both can be very adorable. and yeah, he actually prefers writing comics over making music but making music is more profitable for him and gives him a place sell his comics (he sells them at the merch table at his shows)
Xavier Martinez
Hey, I was skeptical, but that was really nice. Any albums I can download?
Evan Collins
>The Last time i did acid i went insane
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Its here if you want it, but if you can afford it I'd recommend just buying the album since he doesn't make much cash off all this stuff
Noah Hernandez
Fuck Off Jeffrey
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Sebastian Robinson
Definitely my favorite song of his.
I found out about him because some guy in my area was selling a Fender amp that Jeffrey had done some drawings on. Kinda sad I didn't buy it now.