City & Eastern Songs

Jeffrey Lewis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rough Trade Us
• ASIN: B000HWXRF6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,494 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The smartest thing I've heard in a long time, March 17, 2006

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Arise Therefore (Orange, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: City & Eastern Songs (Audio CD)

It's fantastic! It's a bit punk, a bit folk, a bit beat, and fun as heck! The folkier numbers are dense and introspective and at first seem a bit stream-of-conscience, but upon closer listening, they're too smart and sharp to be called that.
Any Will Oldham/Bonnie Prince Palace fan should own this for "Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror" a six minute story-song about meeting Will Oldham ("or at least I think it was Will Oldham") on the L train in the morning. Will responds to Jeffrey's questions a la "Sucker's Evening".
The busier numbers have a punkish tone, but are fun, not angry. One such number wonders where all the posters went that he put up the day before. Listening to this can transport me to different parts of Manhattan (Particularly the lower east side, where he's from). I love every minute of it. It was worth the money and the wait to get it shipped from the UK.

4.0 out of 5 stars City and Eastern, August 1, 2008

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Sheryl "sinnerarity" (Smithville, TX, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: City & Eastern Songs (Audio CD)

Very Clever title for "new york' music. Definitely NOT Country and western! Indie Rock. This artist has been interviewed twice recently for NPR. He is a comic book artist as well. Interesting cover art.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The smartest thing I've heard in a long time, June 18, 2007

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Arise Therefore (Orange, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: City & Eastern Songs (Audio CD)

It's fantastic! It's a bit punk, a bit folk, a bit beat, and fun as heck! The folkier numbers are dense and introspective and at first seem a bit stream-of-conscience, but upon closer listening, they're too smart and sharp to be called that.
Any Will Oldham/Bonnie Prince Palace fan should own this for "Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror" a six minute story-song about meeting Will Oldham ("or at least I think it was Will Oldham") on the L train in the morning. Will responds to Jeffrey's questions a la "Sucker's Evening".
The busier numbers have a punkish tone, but are fun, not angry. One such number wonders where all the posters went that he put up the day before. Listening to this can transport me to different parts of Manhattan (Particularly the lower east side, where he's from). I love every minute of it. It was worth the money and the wait to get it shipped from the UK.