Storytelling in music is alive and well thanks to New York comic book writer/ artist and musician Jeffrey Lewis. While the majority of the music world run out of words to rhyme with love (dove and shove - I'm out!), it's warming to know the art of writing intelligent and witty lyrics still has its place in our record collections.
A late contender for one of the best albums this year, Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts - Manhattan, arrived this autumn with eleven songs that will have you listening intently at the stories being told while also having you dancing and smiling in equal measure.
If you have more time on your hands this Friday night, try listening to Have a Baby and Sad Screaming Old Man as a sample of what else the album has in store. There's also still time to catch the band on their current UK tour before Christmas.
Today's song is my personal highlight from the album and offers an often hilarious insight into the truth behind making your way in the music world as a band trying to secure support tours. I hazard a guess many musicians will find something to smile and wince at. So, on this 11th day of the advent of indie music, my gift to you all is the delightful Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts - Support Tours. Happy listening!
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