Jens Lekman
I have found myself completely obsessed with the new album from Jens Lekman. It’s called Night Falls on Kortedala. Now, I’ve been a fan for a long while, and have gotten rather obsessive about his songs before. But the new album hits harder and quicker than any of his previous work. His earlier stuff took a few listens for me to really fall in love, but this one clicked on the second listen. On Sunday, I listened to it while I was driving to have dinner with my Uncle Dan and his family. I paid really close attention to the melodies and lyrics. It was incredible. It’s like theater in miniature: There’s laugh out loud moments and parts where you just about cry. And so many lines that I wanted to just hold in my hands, stare at, and re-read over and over. My favorite right now is “you get a gun and name it after a girlfriend”.
There’s mp3s from the new album floating around all over that internet. So, instead, I’m posting a cover he did of “A Little Lost” by Arthur Russell, which just happens to be my favorite Arthur Russell song. It’s from the new “Four Songs by Arthur Russell” EP, which also has songs by Taken By Trees (Victoria Bergsman, former member of the Concretes), Vera November (Verity Susman of Electrelane) and Joel Gibb from the Hidden Cameras.
Jens Lekman - A Little Lost (Arthur Russell cover)
Also, here’s the new video for “Sipping on the Sweet Nectar” from Night Falls on Kortedala.
Buy Jens Lekman’s albums
Buy “Four Songs by Arthur Russell” EP (Rough Trade Digital)
