PopMatters on the new Jens Lekman album, now out in the US: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/49515/jens-lekman-night-falls-over-kortedala/

Pitchfork interviews Jens Lekman: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/46011-interview-jens-lekman

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Jens Lekman
02. Feist
03. José González
04. Kent
05. The Knife
06. Radiohead
07. Death Cab for Cutie
08. Belle and Sebastian
09. Modest Mouse
10. Iron & Wine

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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
02. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
03. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
04. José González - In our nature
05. Hans Martin & Tommys - Mina egna favoriter
06. September - Dancing shoes
07. Moneybrother - Mount pleasure
08. BWO - Fabricator
09. The Poodles - Sweet trade
10. Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
11. Mange Schmidt - Känslan kommer tillbaks
12. Arch Enemy - Rise of the tyrant
14. Rigmor Gustafsson - Alone with you
15. Povel Ramel - Karameller - Det bästa med Povel Ramel
16. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
17. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
18. Roland Cedermark - Mirandas dröm
19. Danny - Heart beats
20. Markoolio - Värsta plattan

Paper Thin Walls is less impressed than most when it comes to Jens Lekman: http://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=1080

Column: A Postcard Life #3

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Jens Lekman
02. José González
03. Iron & Wine
04. Kent
05. Shout Out Louds
05. Death Cab for Cutie
07. The Knife
08. Band of Horses
09. Beirut
10. Feist

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The Guardian interviews Jens Lekman: http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2178274,00.html

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
02. Hans Martin & Tommys - Mina egna favoriter
03. BWO - Fabricator
04. The Poodles - Sweet trade
05. Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
06. Moneybrother - Mount pleasure
07. Povel Ramel - Karameller - Det bästa med Povel Ramel
08. Roland Cedermark - Mirandas dröm
09. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
10. Danny - Heart beats
11. Markoolio - Värsta plattan
12. Cajsastina Åkerström - Visor från förr & nu
14. Per Gessle - En händig man
15. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
16. Eva Dahlgren - En blekt blondins ballader
17. Lasse Stefanz - Vagabond
18. Abalone Dots - From a safe distance
19. Nils Landgren Funk Unit - Licence to funk
20. Oh Laura - A song inside my head, a demon in my bed

FWIW, the Swedish chart site Hitlistan is now called SverigeTopplistan.

Watch Jens Lekman perform "Pocketful of money" live in a parking lot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrPTkHkzovY

Check out Kocky's new video for "Be part": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flF2K0dUb04
The track features vocals from Jens Lekman, but the clip does not feature the man himself.

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Jens Lekman
02. Kent
03. Shout Out Louds
04. The Knife
05. Iron & Wine
06. Death Cab for Cutie
07. Beirut
08. Feist
09. José González
10. Belle and Sebastian

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In case you haven't seen it already at one of the bazillion places its been reposted, Rolling Stone has the new Jens Lekman video for "Sipping on the sweet nectar": http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/09/20/watch-on-the-edge-artist-jens-lekmans-video-for-sipping-on-the-sweet-nectar/
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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
02. Moneybrother - Mount pleasure
03. Povel Ramel - Karameller - Det bästa med Povel Ramel
04. Roland Cedermark - Mirandas dröm
05. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
06. Abalone Dots - From a safe distance
07. Per Gessle - En händig man
08. Eva Dahlgren - En blekt blondins ballader
09. Cajsastina Åkerström - Visor från förr & nu
10. Timo Räisänen - Love will turn you around
11. Lasse Stefanz - Vagabond
12. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
14. Danny - Heart beats
15. Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull - Det bästa med
16. Torsson - Det fjärde bästa bandet i Lund
17. Nils Landgren Funk Unit - Licence to funk
18. Oh Laura - A song inside my head, a demon in my bed
19. Sofia Karlsson - Visor från vinden
20. Mustasch - Latest version of the truth

This week's It's A Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Jens Lekman
02. Shout Out Louds
03. José González
04. Death Cab for Cutie
05. Belle and Sebastian
06. Interpol
07. Moneybrother
08. The Knife
09. The Radio Dept.
10. The Bear Quartet

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