If 2008 was Jeffrey Lewis's annus horribilis, it's knocked the faux-naivety out of him, says Alexis PetridisIn January, the New York Times published a cartoon strip by Jeffrey Lewis, entitled A Year in Love and Music: My 2008 in a Nutshell. It is a work best avoided by anyone looking forward to his new album, their anticipation sharpened by its predecessor, 12 Crass Songs, on which Lewis reworked the anarcho-punk band's oeuvre to staggering effect: who knew that angry demands for the immediate d...
Guardian Music — If 2008 was Jeffrey Lewis's annus horribilis, it's knocked the faux-naivety out of him, says Alexis PetridisIn January, the New York Times published a cartoon strip by Je... more info