Jeffrey Lewis - A Turn In The Dream-Songs

Jeffrey Lewis is more like licorice than he is like Marmite - I don’t think you can be brought up to like him… you either do or don’t. And if you’re already a fan, then this will be like Marmite to your ears. Gritty, witty and pithy, A Turn In The Dream-Songs is at its best on tracks like Cult Boyfriend or When You’re By Yourself which tells the unwinding tale of a man who simply tries to use the bathroom but is forced to explain why he’s alone (listen to it in full) - humorous but sad, self-knowing and yet self-loathing. Those are the tightropes that Jeffrey Lewis continues to tread and he does it as uniquely as anyone else.