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The 11 Best EPs of 2011
We all know that great things can sometimes come in small packages. Whether to introduce a new artist, satisfy a creative urge between long-players or just offer something different, the EP was alive and well in 2011.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJens Lekman: An Argument With Myself EP
It’s understandable that lots of folks like to draw parallels between the music of Jens Lekman and, say, Morrissey or Belle & Sebastian. Why? Because there are a whole lot of similarities there, to be sure. But more than either of those two indie mainstays, the artist that Lekman most reminds this writer of is Steely Dan. This is not because Lekman’s voice is reminiscent of Donald Fagen’s, or that his arrangements evoke fern-bar coke binges in the same way that Steely Dan’s does. No, it’s because, more than anything else, Jens Lekman’s music is uncannily precise. His lyrics (florid,... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsWhy So Silent, Jens? Thoughts on the concluding hiatus of a Swedish wunderkind
Somewhere in New Jersey I confronted a great mystery: What the hell is Jens Lekman doing on my iPod? It wasn’t a matter of taste. He had every right to occupy his 80mb on a machine not known for its integrity or exclusiveness. read more
Found in: Music, ColumnsHear A Song From Jen Lekman's New EP
An Argument with Myself will be available in stores and online on Sept. 20 in the United States. read more
Found in: Music, NewsJens Lekman Announces New EP and Tour
It’s been four long years since we’ve been treated to some new material from Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAustin L. Ray's Greatest Hits: The Paste Years, Volume 1
Or: Some Retrospective Navel Gazing From Which Probably Not Enough Has Been Removed So, this is my final List of the Day for Paste. This is also my final full-time week with the publication, and while I’m excited to be moving on to new things, it’s going to be weird not editing the majority of the content on this site, writing a list every week, poring over reader feedback, running meetings with interns and doing all the myriad things I’ve grown so accustomed to doing over the past five years.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 10 Best Jens Lekman Songs
In advance of a year that may be Jens Lekman's biggest yet, we round up the best of his back catalogue... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJens Lekman Planning to Release New EP, LP in 2011
"I set out to write about anything but heartbreak, and ended up writing almost entirely about it. I felt like a war correspondent, wishing for a small column about gardening...." read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Jens Lekman Perform Four New Songs
On Saturday, Jens Lekman took the stage at the Mondrian SkyBar in Los Angeles and performed a bevy of new material, including an ode to Kirsten Dunst.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Jens Lekman on an Australian Quiz Show
In Australia, they do things a little differently. Who knows exactly why (An abundance of marsupials, perhaps?), but in that hemisphere, they make quiz-show guests do some goofy stuff.... read more
Found in: Music, News
The 50 Best Movies of 2011
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Live From CMJ: Robert Ellis
Song Premiere: Milagres - “Quiet Street”
