Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage @ Queen Elizabeth Hall

Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage bring their indie rock to Queen Elizabeth Hall, on the Southbank Centre, during a visit to London.

Jeffrey Lewis is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist associated with the anti-folk scene of New York's East Village, where he began releasing home-recorded music in the late 1990s. His songs combine witty, narrative lyrics with direct, rough-edged guitar playing, and his comic-book drawing has long run alongside his recordings. The Voltage is the band that backs him on stage, and the project sits within the indie rock tradition that the genre listing points to.

The Voltage is the name under which Lewis performs with a band, and the concert presents the project in its full electric form rather than as a solo performer. Lewis's records are built on storytelling, quick shifts of tone and a loose, unfussy sound, which the band carries into a louder setting.

Queen Elizabeth Hall is one of the performance spaces of the Southbank Centre, a arts complex on the South Bank of the Thames that hosts concerts, theatre and exhibitions throughout the year. The night suits listeners who follow indie rock and the anti-folk lineage of Lewis's songwriting.