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Celebrate the New Year with Jens Lekman in Chicago
Even when he doesn’t have a new album out, that Jens Lekman fellow sure does keep busy. In addition to contributing music to Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut, Whip It (“And in the end what I make my money from is talking to Drew Barrymore about monkeys,” Lekman said of meeting with her about the film.), the Swedish troubadour just announced a short series of shows at Chicago’s Empty Bottle to ring in 2010.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSeven Great Websites for Out-Of-Context Concerts
There's nothing quite like the classic live music experience of standing elbow-to-ribcage with dozens or hundreds or thousands of strangers, basking in the glow of some sweaty collective of musicians working their magic onstage at a dark, smoky venue. But there's also nothing quite like that sweaty collective of musicians working their magic in the backseat of a car, or in a crowded elevator, or tucked between bookshelves in someone's office. It seems that the same easily-accessible digital cameras that've flooded YouTube with screechy, grainy concert footage have also made way for a whole slew of carefully-filmed live music performances... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJens Lekman to tour the UK, stick it to ATP
Night may be falling over Kortedala, but Jens Lekman's not going to be around to see it. In the wake of his stop at SXSW (and a longer stint in the U.S.), Lekman's riding the acclaim accumulated after the October release of Night Falls Over Kortedala throughout the UK. But first, the silver-tongued songsmith will take his sweet Swedish indie pop along as he makes his inaugural appearance at Coachella, performing the first day of the festival. He'll also stop at the ATP vs. Pitchfork throw-down in Camber Sands May 11. Jens graces the Pitchfork team, if anyone was wondering.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJens Lekman leaves Kortedala, tours the world
It's gonna be a sweet spring night on Capitol Hill "not to mention many other hills across the globe" when precocious Swedish songsmith Jens Lekman embarks upon a massive 2008 tour in support of last year's Night Falls Over Kortedala. Lekman's latest album popped up on roughly 4.3 bagillion year-end lists, including Paste's (#21) and the New York Times' (#7), and his boyish charm made enough Stereogum readers' hearts go "bum-ba-bum-ba-bum" that he claimed the top spot on the site's 2007 "Mr. Indie Rock Hottie" list. The lengthy jaunt begins on Jan. 10 in Melbourne, Australia, where Lekman is currently... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLive tracks from John Doe!
embedStationLite ("http://www.pastemagazine.com/cultureclub/podcasts/mp3/PMCC65_010908.mp3", "Paste Magazine Culture Club - Episode 65, January 9, 2008"); This week on the podcast we've got a live track from John Doe, Jens Lekman, White Shoes & The Couples Company, and OurStage.com winner Steve Benoit. Here's an extra song that John played for us in the studio: embedStationLite ("/stationlite/johndoe_acaseofyou.mp3", "John Doe - A Case Of You"); ... read more
Found in: Paste Magazine Culture ClubJens Lekman - "Sipping on the Sweet Nectar"
Click above to watch "Sipping On The Sweet Nectar" from Jens Lekman's new record Night Falls Over Kortedala out now on Secretly Canadian Records.... read more
Found in: Video of the DayJens Lekman: The Best Medicine
With Jens Lekman singing morose lines like, “I will never kiss anyone / who doesn’t burn me like the sun,” you might think he’s a humorless, self-mutilating drama queen... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesJens Lekman expands tour
Oh I still remember "Black Cab" with that Lekman guy. Could that have been back in the sweet autumn of 2005? Yes, maybe it only seems like a long while since we last heard from Swedish pimp/songwriter Jens Lekman. But with the Oct. 9 release of his upcoming Night Falls Over Kortedala creeping ever closer, the wait is soon to end. Paste has already noted why Lekman lovers would do well to pre-order the album, but we also want to keep fans abreast with the man's travel itinerary. Lekman added a slew of UK dates with Josh Rouse earlier... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJens Lekman pre-orderers granted bonus material
As previously and enthusiastically reported, a direct-mail order of Swedish pop star Jens Lekman’s spectacular new LP on vinyl gets one a “free digital download coupon,” redeemable for an album’s worth of material (a blessing for all who collect records yet can’t make room in the Volvo for a phonograph). Now, pre-orders of the upcoming full-length, titled Night Falls on Kortedala, open wide the digital e-gates to undetermined bonus material, which Lekman promises “won’t be horseshit.” Night Falls comes out October 9 on Secretly Canadian, so you have before then to get hooked up, as it were, with the extra... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJens Lekman's generous new album
To readers of Paste, Kortedala, a residential neighborhood in Gothenburg, Sweden, is already well known as a prime example of Sweden’s socially minded housing developments of the 1950s. But Kortedala is more than a seminal piece of urban planning, and Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman will prove it to you. It makes sense that Lekman would name his third album Night Falls Over Kortedala, since his beautifully arranged music has much in common with the clean, Nordic lines of postwar Swedish architecture. Also, his studio, Kortedala Beauty Center, is located there. Kortedala will be released on Secretly Canadian on October 9... read more
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