JACK LESSER LEWIS' AWKWARD ENERGY + MIDDLE ONES Tickets and Dates

Despite the self-deprecating moniker, Jack (the ‘lesser’) Lewis is in comfortable possession of a style every bit as noteworthy as that of his brother, antifolk magnet Jeffrey Lewis. Whereas the latter employs words by the deluge, Jack and his band Awkward Energy tend to favour far more melody and far less vicious satire in their muttering indie compositions. This has made for a style so unassuming as to have gone halfway unnoticed in Jack Lewis’ adopted Portland hometown, but it’s much more an issue of lack of volume than lack of quality.

The culmination of this project is the album Lvov Swims the Willamette, released on Stitch Stich and Ample Play later this year. It features musical contributions from Andre, David and Neman Herman Dune (with the cover art by David), brother Jeffrey Lewis, plus Junkyard/Johnny Flynn Drummer David Beauchamp as well as a mix of other friends and musicians.

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