last album was 2007. he can be too precious for me, but i'm interested to hear his next project.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 9 May 2010 00:27 (thirteen years ago) link
New song up on Pitchfork. OOOOH it's good!
Anyone seeing him live next week?
― Dwight Yorke, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 21:51 (thirteen years ago) link
so, new album soon?
i have mixed feelings about jens lekman, but i'm interested in hearing a new disc.
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 28 July 2010 21:53 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm seeing him next week. For the first time. Looking forward to it, especially because it's at Union Chapel which is one of the best venues in London.
― if, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 22:10 (thirteen years ago) link
All the songs he's been playing over the last year or so (this one, New Directions, A Handful of Feathers, Golden Key) have sounded great. Does anyone know anything about when the album's supposed to come out?
Oh, and I've seen him twice, the first show (Portland right after Night Falls Over Kortedala came out, eight-piece band) was one of the best things I have ever seen and the second (last summer, much smaller band, one string player and no horns, would've probably preferred just seeing him solo) was decent given that he was pretty sick. Would totally see him again, I guess this next tour will be his first full-band one in a while.
― rope (lloydwabbitt), Thursday, 29 July 2010 02:28 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm pleased that he still sounds like Barry Manilow.
― keythhtyek, Sunday, 1 August 2010 20:02 (thirteen years ago) link
was going to go see him in dublin last night but had a family dinner which ran later than expected. keen to hear a new album though.
― haido, Monday, 2 August 2010 11:02 (thirteen years ago) link
never been so excited for a gig before as I am for tonight's show.
― Andy Cole (Dwight Yorke), Tuesday, 3 August 2010 13:43 (thirteen years ago) link
another new song included as part of the newest episode of Tig Notaro's podcast (I guess their tour together a few years ago culminated in his getting her signed to Secretly Canadian): http://www.earwolf.com/episode/sweet-dreams/
his website says he's "sitting with his mixes" and that he has about 30 songs done, pretty sure it's going to qualify for his description of being all "heartbreak and post-heartbreak songs" if this and every other new song he's played so far is any indicator.
― rope (lloydwabbitt), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 07:35 (twelve years ago) link
Man, I love "Waiting for Kirsten."
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 7 October 2011 00:27 (twelve years ago) link
ive been listening 2 a ton of jens this summer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2cGQyk0KEM
lol @ "ill come running w a heart on fire" in ^this^ sounds like its will forte
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 22 July 2012 02:32 (eleven years ago) link
to me, it sounds like calvin johnson, but only because it is calvin johnson. do like jens, but i haven't heard anything by him in a couple few years.
― contenderizer, Sunday, 22 July 2012 02:57 (eleven years ago) link
has a new record out in sept
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 22 July 2012 03:00 (eleven years ago) link
The last EP was mostly brilliant and I adored "The End Of The World Is Bigger Than Love" so I'm pretty excited for this.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 22 July 2012 19:41 (eleven years ago) link
The new album is marvelous, tinkling piano aside.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 18 August 2012 21:26 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, this is very nice. no "black cab" so far...
― contenderizer, Saturday, 18 August 2012 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
Trying to wait for the physical release to hear this (I like to still do this now and again with some new albums, but I always end up giving in) Have been listening to his older albums to get myself excited. Psychogirl, Your Arms Around Me and Rocky Dennis' Farewell really are just perfect songs.
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 19 August 2012 05:05 (eleven years ago) link
Streaming on Pitchfork in full!http://pitchfork.com/news/47663-stream-jens-lekmans-i-know-what-love-isnt-in-full/
Enjoying it so far. God I used to be obsessed with Jens, like there was a two year spell when ALL I'd listen to was him (plus Michael Mayer's Immer).
― Blue Collar Retail Assistant (Dwight Yorke), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:55 (eleven years ago) link
hell, have a top 10 JL list I wrote as well: http://www.mintmagazine.co.uk/music/all-hail-west-texas-004-jens-jens-jens/
― Blue Collar Retail Assistant (Dwight Yorke), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:57 (eleven years ago) link
feelin weird about jens these days, half the time i love his songs, half the time his lyrics just make me cringe - i think i prefer it when he's vague and metaphorical, like the cowboy boots song, to when he's telling some long rambling specific story, like the world moves on. the kirsten dunst song on the EP was particularly awful.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:07 (eleven years ago) link
I thought all the last EP except the main track were pretty dull. Will check the album mainly because I want to want to see him live (he plays my town in about 3 weeks) as I never have. Still love most of his back cat..
― Cragenham Craig (Craigo Boingo), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 21:47 (eleven years ago) link
yeah the EP did nothing for me
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 21:49 (eleven years ago) link
i like a few on the new one but am having trouble getting excited about it
hm. I liked "Waiting For Kristen" (esp when his voice goes up for the "VIP lines" part).
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 22:00 (eleven years ago) link
after a few listens...I don't mind it. It's all pretty low-key really. Nice enough, but there's nothing as disc-friendly as 'Sipping on the Sweet Nectar', or as outright BRILLIANT/10/10/ALL TIME CLASSIC as 'A Postcard to Nina' or whatever. Hmm.
― Blue Collar Retail Assistant (Dwight Yorke), Thursday, 30 August 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
*disco-friendly, even
god, 'sweet nectar' has been my absolute ANTHEM this summer
i like the title track on the new 1 a lot, havent listened to the rest enough
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 30 August 2012 00:15 (eleven years ago) link
New album is really understated but so beautiful. I'm hearing some Prefab Sprout influences in a few songs which is no bad thing.
― Kitchen Person, Saturday, 1 September 2012 07:14 (eleven years ago) link
Just saw him live for the first time (a fan since 'Maple Leaves' came out. GREAT show, he covered Ten City's 'That's The Way Love Is' rather splendidly. Such a natural performer.
― Cragenham Craig (Craigo Boingo), Friday, 21 September 2012 21:39 (eleven years ago) link
*out)
He's pretty cool. Did he have other people on stage? I'm seeing him in Glasgow next month.
― Eyeball Kicks, Friday, 21 September 2012 23:10 (eleven years ago) link
Julia out of The Ladybug Transistor was on bass, I didn't recognise the others but there was also a drummer, keyboardist, violinist on stage. A fine band, they sounded properly great.
― Cragenham Craig (Craigo Boingo), Friday, 21 September 2012 23:50 (eleven years ago) link
I'm not usually this soppy, but he turned up at a fan's wedding and provided the music during the ceremony. I love the way that he still performs shows requested by fans (I saw him live for the first time a couple of years ago because he came all the way to the UK for a charity show after one such email).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB7LE2hJSBk
― Jill, Monday, 8 April 2013 23:11 (eleven years ago) link
so rad
― johnny crunch, Monday, 8 April 2013 23:22 (eleven years ago) link
aw.
― a similar stunt failed to work with a cow (Merdeyeux), Monday, 8 April 2013 23:46 (eleven years ago) link
That was so moving. Perfect song choices too. What a guy!
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 21:57 (eleven years ago) link
that's awesome. jens seems like a good guy.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 22:02 (eleven years ago) link
That is lovely.
― ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Tuesday, 9 April 2013 23:40 (eleven years ago) link
heat http://pitchfork.com/news/56528-jens-lekman-shares-wwjd-mixtape-featuring-unreleased-songs-wwjd-i-remember-and-whats-that-perfume-that-you-wear/
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 2 September 2014 17:46 (nine years ago) link
this guy is good
― Treeship, Friday, 12 December 2014 03:35 (nine years ago) link
i like the one about thwarted artistic impulses. "i picked up a seashell to illustrate my homelessness / but a crab crawled out making it useless."
― Treeship, Friday, 12 December 2014 03:36 (nine years ago) link
That's probably my favourite Jens lyric. Love this guy.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 12 December 2014 09:14 (nine years ago) link
https://www.sounds.nl/detail/3607858/cd/jens_lekman/life_will_see_you_nowhttp://ew.com/music/2016/12/22/most-anticipated-albums-2017/
news of a new album Life Will See You Now out 17/2 has leaked out it seems
― ufo, Friday, 23 December 2016 04:22 (seven years ago) link
That's great news. He's touring in March too.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 23 December 2016 10:56 (seven years ago) link
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/jens-lekmans-new-lp-life-will-see-you-now-out-in-february-listen-to-whats-that-perfume-that-you-wear/
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 4 January 2017 16:47 (seven years ago) link
http://www.jenslekman.com/records/smalltalk.htm
'Hotwire The Ferriswheel' is a duet with Tracy Thorn, and 'How We Met, the Long Version' is Postcard #29
it's nice to see him working with samples again
― ufo, Wednesday, 4 January 2017 23:32 (seven years ago) link
the new album is pretty disappointing overall, it's more energetic than I Know What Love Isn't, but the music & lyrics are both quite meandering. the songs on I Know What Love Isn't were generally stronger despite the very bland arrangements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgSC6Kh0N5s
the first three tracks are the best but probably could have been Kortedala b-sides
― ufo, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 17:34 (seven years ago) link
I love this album.
― Jeff, Friday, 31 March 2017 16:53 (seven years ago) link
Now the sun is out this album makes more sense than in cold, dank February.
― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 14 May 2017 16:31 (six years ago) link
One of my favorites of the year.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 14 May 2017 18:02 (six years ago) link