Manhattan (Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts album)
| Manhattan | ||||
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| Studio album by Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts | ||||
| Released | October 30, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Anti-folk | |||
| Length | 44:41 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade Records | |||
| Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts chronology | ||||
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Manhattan is an album by New York City-based anti-folk musician Jeffrey Lewis and his backing band, which is billed as Los Bolts. It was released on October 30, 2015 on Rough Trade Records.
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (77/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Uncut | (7/10)[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Punknews.org |  [5] |
| Robert Christgau | (A)[6] |
| Spin | (favorable)[7] |
Manhattan received generally favorable reviews from critics.[1] For example, Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars. In his review, Simpson said that the album "focuses on tales relating to [Lewis'] home borough, resulting in some of his most personal songwriting to date"; he also described it as "one of Lewis' clearest, best-recorded and arranged albums to date".[2]
Track listing
- Scowling Crackhead Ian
- Thunderstorm
- Sad Screaming Old Man
- Back To Manhattan
- Avenue A, Shanghai, Hollywood
- Outta Town
- It Only Takes A Moment
- Support Tours
- Have A Baby
- Atheist Mantis
- The Pigeon
Personnel
- David Beauchamp- Drums
- Turner Cody- Guitar
- Caitlin Gray- Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
- Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts- Primary Artist
- Jeffrey Lewis- Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer
- Franic Rozycki- Bass
- Brian Speaker- Bass, Vocals
- Heather Wagner- Drums, Tambourine, Vocals
References
- 1 2 "Manhattan Reviews". Metacritic.
- 1 2 Simpson, Paul. "Manhattan Review". AllMusic.
- ↑ Pattison, Louis (2015-12-14). "Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts – Manhattan". Uncut.
- ↑ Jonze, Tim (2015-12-17). "Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts: Manhattan review – anti-folk star still capable of surprises". The Guardian.
- ↑ Johnathon1069 (2015-10-29). "Manhattan". Punknews.org.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2015-10-30). "Love, Doubt, and Death in New York City". Noisey. Vice.
- ↑ Weiss, Dan (2016-01-08). "SPIN Overlooked Albums Report: Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman Eat a Whole Food Web". Spin.
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