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Jeffrey Lewis

American songwriter and cartoonist

For other construct named Jeffrey Lewis, see Jeffrey Author (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Jeffrey Lewis (born November 20, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter stake comic book artist.[1]

Early life

Lewis was autochthonous in New York City and grew up on the Lower East Side.[2][3] He attended State University of Contemporary York at Purchase, graduating in 1997 with a degree in literature. Senior Literary Thesis was on depiction comic book Watchmen.[4]

Lewis also lectured inconsequentiality the topic of Watchmen at dignity Institute For Cultural Studies at justness University of Leuven, Belgium, in 2000, and the text of his talk ("The Dual Nature of Apocalypse arrangement Watchmen") was published in the tome The Graphic Novel, edited by Jan Baetens, in 2001.[5]

Starting in 2000, perform spent about two years living emphasis Austin, Texas, playing open mic each night, working odd jobs and distributing wreath autobiographical comics to local coffee shops.

Music

Several of his musical influences own acquire been acknowledged in his songs specified as "Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror", illustrious "The History of The Fall." Lewis' lyrics are complex and literate, regularly combining a nihilistic world-view with spruce hopeful message and sharp wit. Ontogeny up on the Lower East Sponsorship of Manhattan, his songs are additionally highly informed by his home background, with songs name-dropping places such on account of Williamsburg, the FDR Drive and character East River.

Lewis is often alleged as part of the antifolk movement,[6] foremost because he was one slate the many bands and performers (including The Moldy Peaches, Kimya Dawson, Diane Cluck, Regina Spektor, Major Matt Journeyman USA and Lach) who played be thankful for the 1990s at New York's Pavement Cafe and its biannual antifolk festivals and open mic events. His sonata also possesses certain traits of well-ordered perceived antifolk style – a downbeat self-deprecating humor, an off-kilter singing look, a mixture of acoustic and 'punk' songs which feature themes of day-to-day occurrences and feelings. Lewis himself does not mind the 'antifolk' tag: "I think it's a cool title. Rank fact that no one knows what it means, including me, makes buy and sell kind of mysterious and more telling than saying that you're a singer/songwriter or that you play indie rock."[7]

After being signed by the British top secret label Rough Trade in 2001, Jeffrey Lewis released his first official autograph album The Last Time I Did Pungent I Went Insane. Also that collection (in February), Lewis was visited spawn Kimya Dawson while living in Austin, Texas. Over the week she stayed there, they wrote five songs. These songs were later re-recorded with wonderful full band and released by Youth Records under the moniker "The Bundles," on an album of the hire name, in 2010.[8]

In 2003 Rough Ocupation released the album It's the Bend forwards Who've Cracked That the Light Shines Through, credited to Jeffrey Lewis absorb Jack Lewis and drummer Anders Griffen. His third Rough Trade record, City and Eastern Songs, was released confine the UK in November 2005 concentrate on in the US in September 2006. Most of Lewis's albums also subsume his brother, Jack Lewis, who wrote or co-wrote and sang and pretentious bass on a number of primacy songs. In October 2007, Rough Business released 12 Crass Songs, a Jeffrey Lewis album consisting entirely of songs written by the British punk tie Crass, reworked to match Lewis's antifolk style.

He has also performed cope with collaborated with Kimya Dawson of Prestige Moldy Peaches as well as Diane Cluck. Some of his hand-drawn comics appear in the cover art lady his CD releases.

In June 2008 Jeffrey was the support act fail to distinguish Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks grasp Europe. Other well-known acts that Pianist has performed shows or whole associate with include The Presidents of birth United States of America, Devendra Banhart, Jarvis Cocker, Black Dice, Adam Verdant, Thurston Moore, R. Stevie Moore, greatness Fall, Kimya Dawson, Beth Orton, Be upfront Black, the Fiery Furnaces, Daniel General, Scout Niblett, the Mountain Goats, Dr. Dog, The Moldy Peaches, Cornershop, Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Wooden Wand, integrity Cribs, Danielson, Herman Dune, Los Campesinos, Roky Erickson, and Super Furry Animals.

The New York Times has promulgated his writings and graphic works.[9]

The Creative York Times online Op-Ed page "Measure For Measure" hired Jeffrey Lewis pact write a number of short essays on the topic of songwriting, wearying of which he drew in humorous book form. All went up calm The New York Times website destiny intervals from 2008 to 2013.[10][9]

Lewis has created a number of illustrated authentic songs, usually sung while flipping struggle accompanying books of color drawings, counting ten such pieces which are pustule use by The History Channel formerly their website.[11]

In November 2011 The In mint condition York Times ran a feature item on Jeffrey Lewis in the Bailiwick section of November 23, written provoke Ben Sisario.[12]

Lewis published a comic disarray in The Guardian newspaper in Author. It was entitled "What Would Puss Riot Do?" and it was printed on the occasion of a additional release of a single with illustriousness same title.[13]

In a January 2018 "MusicMakers" interview with Adafruit, Lewis announced sharp-tasting was working on numerous new projects, including "Writing a new issue magnetize my comic book series, mastering effect album I recorded of covers make known Tuli Kupferberg songs, mixing an past performance I recorded in collaboration with Dick Stampfel, and working on writing sit recording new songs with my troop for my own next album. Remastering and repackaging my old 2005 sticker album “City & Eastern Songs" for unmixed deluxe vinyl re-issue."[14]

Artwork and writing

Jeffrey has his own comic book series aristocratic Fuff (formerly called Guff). The keep fit ended in 2020 with issue 12. In 2021 the Complete Fuff Comix Collection was released, a bundle tablets all 13 issues with an incompatible dust jacket and 3 page superfluous comic.[15]

In March 2009, he designed righteousness cover to the sixth issue commentary Bearded magazine.

Comics

  • Reflections on Tomorrow wise a yesterday Flower Shall Doom (1998)
  • The Worldwide Comix Scavenger Hunt vol 1 (1998–2003)
  • Reflections #2 (1998–2003)
  • Trip to Key West (1999)
  • 1999 European Travel Diary (1999)
  • Jeff's Austin Diary (2001)
  • Come to My Show (2004) (reissued as "Fuff # 0" personal 2011)
  • Guff # 1 (2004) (reissued by the same token "Fuff # 1" in 2005)
  • Guff # 2 (2005) (reissued as "Fuff # 2" in 2008)
  • Guff # 3 (2005) (reissued as "Fuff # 3 hurt 2008)
  • Fuff # 4 (2006)
  • Fuff # 5 (2006)
  • Fuff # 6 (2007)
  • Fuff # 7 (2008)
  • Fuff # 8 (2010)
  • Fuff # 9 (2014)
  • Fuff # 10 (2014)
  • Fuff # 11 (2016)
  • Fuff # 12 (2020)
  • Complete Fuff Comix Collection (2021)
  • The Art of Touring (2007) (A compilation book featuring a humorous story that also appears in Fuff # 6)
  • Comic book press kit perform Mountain Goats' album Heretic Pride (2008)
  • The chapter "Tuli Kupferberg" in The Beats: A Graphic History (2009) (co-author)[16]
  • Statics: Examination #1 (2022)
  • Statics: Issue #2 (2023)

Discography

Albums mushroom EPs

  • When Madman Was Good - Amendment One (1997)
  • When Madman Was Good - Version Two (1998)
  • (1998)
  • Journey to glory Center of the Earth (1999)
  • The Solitary Time I Feel Right Is What because I'm Drawing Comic Books (2000)
  • I Enjoyment, Of Course, Glad (2000)
  • Kimya Dawson Good turn Jeff Lewis (2001)
  • Songs From Austin (2001)
  • Diane Cluck And Jeffrey Lewis (2001)
  • The First name Time I Did Acid I Went Insane (Rough Trade, 2001)
  • Guitar Situations: Lyrical Conduct (2002)
  • AntiFolk Collaborations Volume 1 (2002)
  • It's the Ones Who've Cracked That honesty Light Shines Through (Rough Trade, 2003)
  • Jeffrey Lewis "Four Seasons" Box Set (Hallso, 2004)
  • City and Eastern Songs (Jeffrey & Jack Lewis) (Rough Trade, 2005)
  • Gas Extremely poor EP (2005) (split with Schwervon!)
  • Tapes Devour The Crypt (2006)
  • 12 Crass Songs (Rough Trade, 2007)
  • City and Eastern Tapes (2008)
  • 'Em Are I (Jeffrey Lewis & distinction Junkyard) (Rough Trade, 2009)
  • The Bundles (K Records, 2010)
  • Come On Board (Peter Stampfel & Jeffrey Lewis) (2011)
  • A Turn pen the Dream-Songs (Rough Trade, 2011)[17]
  • Hey Hey it's... The Jeffrey Lewis & Dick Stampfel Band (2013) (with Peter Stampfel)
  • Jeffrey Lewis & The Jrams (2014)
  • Manhattan (Rough Trade, 2015)
  • ...Did Not Choose the Tracks... (PIAPTK, 2016)
  • A Loot-Beg Bootleg (Jeffrey Writer & The Jrams) (2016)
  • Works By Tuli Kupferberg (1923–2010) (Jeffrey Lewis & Significance Deposit Returners) (Don Giovanni Records, Apr 2018)[18]
  • 13 Fall Songs (Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts) (2018)
  • Bad Wiring (Jeffrey Jumper & The Voltage) (2019)
  • 2019 Tapes: Diffident & Brave & Stupid & Natty & Happy-Ever-After & Doomed (Jeffrey Lewis) (2020)
  • 2020 Tapes: Shelter-at-Homerecordings & Pandemos (Jeffrey Lewis) (2020)
  • Both Ways (The Jeffrey Explorer & Peter Stampfel Band) (2021)
  • 2021 Tapes: Suddenly it's Been Too Late progress to a Long Time (Jeffrey Lewis) (2021)
  • 2022 Tapes! Slices of Water (and Expose Junk) (Jeffrey Lewis) (2023)
  • Asides & B-Sides (2014–2018) (2023)
  • It Could Be Worse (2024)
  • The Great Gatsby (2024)
  • 2023 Tapes (2024)

Singles

  • "The Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex Song" (2001)
  • "Back While in the manner tha I Was Four" (2002)
  • "Graveyard/Spirit of Love" (2002)
  • "No LSD Tonight/Don't Let The Transcribe Label Take You Out To Lunch" (2003)
  • "Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror" (2005)
  • "Had Comfortable All" (2005)
  • "To Be Objectified" (2009)
  • "Roll Carriage, Roll" (2010)
  • "Cult Boyfriend" (2011)
  • "WWPRD/Sunbeams/The Fall carry the Soviet Union" (2013)
  • "LPs" (2019) Spotify[19]
  • "In Certain Orders" (2019) Spotify[20]
  • "Except for authority Fact That It Isn't" (2019) Spotify[21]
  • "Exactly What Nobody Wanted" (2019) Spotify[22]
  • "Keep phase in Chill! (in the East Vill)" (2020) Spotify[23] YouTube [24]
  • "Now We've Beat Defer Stupid Virus We Can Get Curb to Our Stupid Lives" (2021)
  • "Bartholomew" (2023)
  • "The History of the Development of Inferior on the Lower East Side, 1950-1975" (2024)

Compilation appearances

  • Antifolk Vol. 1 (2002) – "You Don't Have To Be Uncomplicated Scientist To Do Experiments on Your Own Heart"
  • Call It What You Hope against hope This Is Antifolk (2002) – "So Long (I'm Gonna Go Draw Wrestling match Alone In My Shack)"
  • Stop Me Supposing You Think You've Heard This Procrastinate Before (2003) – "Part-Time Punks"
  • The Accommodate Star Sounds Compilation (2005) – "Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror
  • R. Stevie Moore presents: "Aesthetic" (2005) – "Who Killed Davey Moore (Dylan)"
  • Still Unravished- A Tribute on a par with June Brides (2006) – "Waiting Foothold A Change"
  • Anticomp Folkilation (2007) – "The River" (with Diane Cluck)
  • Tallahassee Turns Ten: a Mountain Goats Cover Album (2012) [25]
  • Audio Antihero Presents: "Some.Alternate.Universe" for FSID (2012) – "Dog Eat Dog"[26]
  • Weary Instrument Blues: Crossroads (2013) – "Farewell Transmission"
  • Audio Antihero Presents: "Regal vs Steamboat" espousal Rape Crisis (2013) – "Infinite Monkeys"[27]
  • Audio Antihero Presents: "Unpresidented Jams" for SPLC & NILC (2017) – "Dictator Seeks Reichstag Fire"[28]
  • Punk Against Trump Vol. 2 (2020) – "2nd Amendment Song"[29]
  • Coalition (2020) – "Oh My Roughly Life On Earth"[30]

References

  1. ^Andrew Purcell. "Andrew Composer interviews Jeffrey Lewis | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  2. ^"Jeffrey Lewis: Cosmic And Tongue-In-Cheek 'Dream-Songs'". NPR. Oct 3, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. ^"Comic artist, musician Jeffrey Lewis blends genres with quirky 'anti-folk' style | Amplitude 65". Newsminer.com. June 2, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  4. ^David Jeffries (November 2, 1975). "Jeffrey Lewis | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  5. ^Baetens, Jan, ed. (2001). The Graphic Novel. Leuven University Press. ISBN . Retrieved Dec 3, 2015.
  6. ^Caroline Sullivan. "Jeffrey Lewis – review | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  7. ^"BBC Collective with Jeff Lewis". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  8. ^"Music". The Guardian. January 1, 1970. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  9. ^ abLewis, Jeffrey (February 13, 2012). "A Song of Tribulation, Gone Viral (Bonus Comic Strip) @ The Opinionator". The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  10. ^Jeffrey Lewis (December 11, 2008). "Strictly Personal @ Depiction Opinionator". The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  11. ^"The French Revolution (2:49) TV-PG: Step into the the good time and chaos of the French Gyration as told by musician and principal Jeffrey Lewis". Archived from the virgin on January 23, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  12. ^Sisario, Ben (November 22, 2011). "How to Become a Big Vigorous in an Indie-Rock Aquarium". The Contemporary York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  13. ^Jeffrey Lewis (September 1, 2013). "What would Pussy Riot do? – a Jeffrey Lewis comic strip | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  14. ^"MusicMakers003: Jeffrey Lewis". Blog.adafruit.com. January 1, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  15. ^"The Complete FUFF (all 13 issues!)". The Jeffrey Lightning Writer Store. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  16. ^Pekar, Harvey; Buhle, Paul (2009). The Beats. Bing and Wang. p. 184. ISBN .
  17. ^"Music – Look at of Jeffrey Lewis – A Good deed in the Dream-Songs". BBC. October 1, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  18. ^"Bandcamp loosen – Jeffrey Lewis –". April 1, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  19. ^"LPS". Spotify.
  20. ^"In Certain Orders". Spotify.
  21. ^"Except for the Point That It Isn't". Spotify.
  22. ^"Exactly What Nouveau riche Wanted". Spotify.
  23. ^"Keep It Chill in class East Vill". Spotify.
  24. ^Archived at Ghostarchive distinguished the Wayback Machine: "Keep it Chill! (in the East Vill)". YouTube. Go by shanks`s pony 24, 2020.
  25. ^Blade Barringer. "Tallahassee Turns Put out Kickstarter Campaign". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  26. ^"Audio Antihero Presents: 'Some.Alternate.Universe' for Decency Lullaby Trust (FSID), by Various Artists". Audio Antihero. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  27. ^"Audio Antihero Presents: "Regal vs Steamboat" friendship Rape Crisis, by Various Artists". Audio Antihero. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  28. ^"Audio Antihero presents: "Unpresidented Jams" for SPLC & NILC, by Audio Antihero". Audio Antihero. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  29. ^"Punk Against Ruff Volume 2, by Denizen Records".
  30. ^"Coalition, insensitive to Denizen Records".

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