Manhattan (Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts album)
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| Manhattan | ||||
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| Studio album by Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts | ||||
| Released | October 30, 2015 | |||
| Studio | Speakersonic Studios | |||
| Genre | Anti-folk | |||
| Length | 44:41 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade Records | |||
| Producer | Brian Speaker, Jeffrey Lewis | |||
| 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 produced by Lewis himself and New York producer Brian Speaker and mixed by John Agnello.[1] It was released on October 30, 2015 on Rough Trade Records.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Punknews.org |  [5] |
| Rolling Stone Australia | [6] |
| Spin | (favorable)[7] |
| Uncut | 7/10[8] |
| Vice (Expert Witness) | A[9] |
Manhattan received generally favorable reviews from critics.[2] 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".[3]