i'd rather just relax or not exist.

"Belle & Sebastian would strangle their worship group leader to be able to come up with something this good."
-Play Louder

"An occasionally incredible listen... line after line that has you gasping. Another flawed gem."
-What's On

"Near Perfection."
-Tasty

"This is an exercise in frantic self-depreciation intertwined with melancholic but dissonant country with the odd rock song thrown in for good measure. In other words: it's fantastic. It's good to finally see Rough Trade, back on track."
-Subba-Cultcha

"...Remarkable offbeat talent... it's only a matter of time before Lewis becomes an indie hero."
-The Independent

"Compared to the flash of the Strokes, Lower East Side boy Jeff is a thrift shop minstrel from the more interesting side of town. An excellent urban addition to the new American folk of Sufjan Stevens and Devendra Banhart."
-Daily Mirror

"Jeffrey Lewis is a god, there's no denying it."
-Drowned in Sound


You probably didn't even notice that you haven't heard of those sources. And well you shouldn't, because the high praise of neo anti-folk singer/songwriter/comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis is deserved. Well, he's worth at least one listen, that's for sure.



Jeffrey Lewis' "Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror"
& "The Singing Tree"
from City & Eastern Songs

Jeffrey Lewis' "Don't Let The Record Label Take You Out To Lunch"
from It's The Ones Who've Cracked That The Light Shines Through