'Em Are I

'Em Are I
Studio album by
Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard
ReleasedApril 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)
GenreAnti-folk
Length37:44
LabelRough Trade
Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard chronology
12 Crass Songs
(2007) 		'Em Are I
(2009) 		A Turn In The Dream-Songs
(2011)

'Em Are I is the fifth album by anti-folk artist Jeffrey Lewis, and the first credited to Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard (Lewis' backing band). Lewis revealed the following in an interview with Audio Antihero Records.

'Em Are I is probably the one I feel best about as a representation of a well thought-out studio album, where I had the time to get things a bit more how I wanted them instead of just ending up with what I got accidentally. I think the "Mini-Theme" track at the end of 'Em Are I is just about the best song recording I've managed to do, I'm very happy with how that came out.

— Jeffrey Lewis, [1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
DIY[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
MSN MusicA–[7]
NME7/10[8]
Pitchfork6.3/10[9]
PopMatters7/10[10]
Spin[11]

Track listing

  • CD RTRADCD514, LP RTRADLP514[12]
  1. "Slogans"
  2. "Roll Bus Roll"
  3. "If Life Exists"
  4. "Broken Broken Broken Heart"
  5. "Whistle Past The Graveyard"
  6. "To Be Objectified"
  7. "The Upside-down Cross"
  8. "Bugs & Flowers"
  9. "Good Old Pig, Gone To Avalon"
  10. "It's Not Impossible"
  11. "Mini-Theme: Moocher From The Future"

References

  1. ^ Interview // Jeffrey Lewis
  2. ^ "'Em Are I by Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard". Metacritic. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  3. ^ Hoffman, Ross. "Review: 'Em Are I". Allmusic. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
  4. ^ Offord, Ruth (March 12, 2009). "Jeffrey Lewis And The Junkyard - Em Are I". DIY. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  5. ^ Lewis, Sam (April 20, 2009). "Album Review: Jeffrey Lewis - 'Em Are I". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  6. ^ Petridis, Alexis (April 10, 2009). "Jeffrey Lewis: 'Em Are I". The Guardian. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 1, 2010). "Robert Christgau: Consumer Guide: February 2010". MSN Music. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  8. ^ Snapes, Laura (April 14, 2009). "Album review: Jeffrey Lewis and The Junkyard". NME. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  9. ^ Hogan, Marc. "Jeffrey Lewis: 'Em Are I". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  10. ^ Baynes, Chris (July 12, 2009). "Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard: 'Em Are I » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  11. ^ Anderson, Stacey (June 27, 2009). "Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard, ' 'Em Are I' (Rough Trade)". Spin. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  12. ^ "Rough Trade Records page". Rough Trade. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2009.


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