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Nov 2, 2015Jeffrey Lewis has finally written an album that people will look back on in twenty years and say this was the first album in what will hopefully be seen as his classic period.
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Dec 17, 2015Lewis is unlikely to ever dramatically change; instead his music slowly develops and wizens, as we all do. It’ll be fun growing old with him.
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Nov 16, 2015Whilst Jeffrey Lewis’s self-knowing musings and musical personas will still remain an acquired peripheral taste for some, it’s pleasing that Manhattan finds him in such rude health, as arguably his most compelling and charismatic collection since 2007’s 12 Crass Songs.
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Nov 2, 2015Sonically, Manhattan is one of Lewis' clearest, best-recorded and arranged albums to date, with masses of swirling, atmospheric sounds augmenting the more detailed tracks (the sounds of crowded New York City streets and subways seep into some of the songs).
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Oct 28, 2015A droll, tender-hearted and richly rewarding album.
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MojoOct 27, 2015With his amiable croak and humour warming his observations, Manhattan is no bitter mope. [Dec 2015, p.90]
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Oct 27, 2015Musically speaking, there are a few hopefully upbeat indie-folk numbers to provide a certain spark to the otherwise bleak lyrical subject matter.
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Jan 8, 2016One of his strongest outings ever.
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Oct 27, 2015Like all of his work, it's thoughtful, humble, introspective, funny and endlessly digressive. [Dec 2015, p.72]