City and Eastern Songs

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City and Eastern Songs
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Studio album by
Released2005 (2005)
Genre Anti-folk
Length37:44
Label Rough Trade
Producer Mark Kramer and Jeffrey Lewis
Jeffrey Lewis and Jack Lewis chronology
It's The Ones Who've Cracked That The Light Shines Through
(2003)
City and Eastern Songs
(2005)
12 Crass Songs
(2007)
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City and Eastern Songs is the third album by anti-folk artist Jeffrey Lewis, though is credited to Jeffrey & Jack Lewis, Jeffrey's brother. Though Jack Lewis had contributed vocals, bass and songwriting to Jeffrey's two previous albums, this is the first instance in which he was given equal billing on the cover. The album was released in 2005 on Rough Trade Records and produced by Kramer.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Posters"
  2. "Don't Be Upset"
  3. "Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror"
  4. "Something Good"
  5. "The Singing Tree"
  6. "Anxiety Attack"
  7. "Time Machine"
  8. "Moving"
  9. "Art Land"
  10. "New Old Friends"
  11. "They Always Knew"
  12. "Had It All"

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