Releases
Calendar
November 2007
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12 Crass Songs
Jeffrey Lewis
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Hvarf /Heim
Sigur Rós
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Englaborn
Johann Johannsson
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The Best Of Lisa Gerrard
Lisa Gerrard
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The Third Hand Instrumental Version
Rjd2
October 2007
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Have Mercy featuring Lyrics Born
Rjd2
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Time For Heroes The Best Of The Libertines
The Libertines
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Soundboy Punishments
Skull Disco
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Four Songs By Arthur Russell
Vera November, Jens Lekman, Taken By Trees, & Joel Gibb
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Elegies To Lessons Learnt
iLiKETRAiNS
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Mansard Roof
Vampire Weekend
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LP
Holy Fuck
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Starlett Johannson
The Teenagers
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The Modern Tribe
Celebration
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This Fool Can Die Now
Scout Niblett
12 Crass Songs by Jeffrey Lewis
Released: Nov 13 2007
In January of 2008 Rough Trade Records will release Jeffrey Lewis’ fourth album, 12 Crass Songs. The album is a collection of songs by the legendary anarchist punk band Crass, reworked by Jeffrey into glorious folk, rock, psychedelic, orchestral and electronica productions which dazzle the ear while losing none of the political power of the originals.
Lewis was raised on New York City’s Lower East Side and is a maker of comic books, tragi-comic folk narratives, and lysergic garage rock. For the recording of 12 Crass Songs Lewis was joined by Helen Schreiner on back up vocals. Playing live with his brother Jack on bass, David Beauchamp on drums and Helen on keyboard and vocals, The Jeffrey Lewis Band mixes 60s acoustic psychedelia like Pearls Before Swine with the experimental art-punk of the Fall and the urban lyricism of Lou Reed, sounding a bit like if Woody Guthrie fronted Sonic Youth.
12 Crass Songs follows in the footsteps of the critically acclaimed Jeffrey & Jack Lewis: City & Eastern Songs, which was produced by Kramer (Galaxie 500, Butthole Surfers, Low, Daniel Johnston, etc) and was selected as one of 2006’s best albums in Time Out NY, the Boston Globe, CMJ Monthly and elsewhere. Jeffrey's most recent comic book series Fuff is currently up to issue five.
Jeffrey Lewis has toured the US, UK and Europe and his live shows incorporate "low budget videos," Jeff’s large illustrations displayed to accompany certain songs.
| 1. End Result |
| 2. I Ain't Thick |
| 3. System System |
| 4. Gas Man |
| 5. Roxy |
| 6. Columbus |
| 7. Do They Owe Us |
| 8. Secureacore |
| 9. Demoncratz |
| 10. Big A |
| 11. Punk Is Dead |
| 12. Walls |
