Artist: Jens Lekman

Country: Sweden
Genre: Indie/Pop/Rock
http://www.jenslekman.com/
Reviews: Live @ Lido, Berlin, 02/16/08 / Live @ Webster Hall, NYC, 10/27/07 / Nights falls over Kortedala / USA October (ltd. tour EP) / Live @ Water Rats, London, 10/14/04
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Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (02) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
02. (04) Dogs Die In Hot Cars - "I Love You 'Cause I Have To"
03. (16) The Hidden Cameras - "I Believe In The Good Of Life"
04. (NY) Le Tigre - "New Kicks"
05. (07) Ron Sexsmith - "Whatever It Takes"
06. (NY) Phoenix - "Anybody"
07. (NY) Kings Of Convenience - "Misread"
08. (NY) Talib Kweli Feat. Mary J Blige - "I Try"
09. (08) De La Soul - "Shopping Bag"
10. (13) Blacknuss Feat. Awa Manneh & ADL - "All Your Lovin'"
11. (14) The Ackermans - "Come On, Come On"
12. (01) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
13. (05) Thunder Express - "In My Mind"
14. (06) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
15. (NY) Starmarket - "Cologne"
16. (NY) Dreamboy - "Uncalled For"
17. (NY) The Solution - "My Mojo Ain't Workin No More"
18. (NY) Fibes, Oh Fibes! - "One Hour Baby"
19. (12) Nancy Sinatra - "Let Me Kiss You"
20. (NY) U2 - "Vertigo"

Hot tracks not in the top 20:
Goldie Lookin' Chain - "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do"
The Donnas - "Fall Behind Me"
La Nana - "Kabanskij"

Leaving the chart:
(03) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
(09) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
(10) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
(11) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
(15) Strip Music - "Never Die"
(17) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
(18) Manic Street Preachers - "The Love Of Richard Nixon"
(19) Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"
(20) Bloc Party - "Little Thoughts"

Tue, Oct 5th, 2004 00:00:00

Two Swedish reviews at Delusions of Adequacy today with both Laakso and Jens Lekman: http://www.adequacy.net/

Tue, Oct 5th, 2004 00:00:00

El Perro Del Mar will be doing a split single with Jens Lekman on the US label Secretly Canadian.

Mon, Oct 4th, 2004 00:00:00

Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's Swedish student radio top 20:

01. (07) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
02. (02) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
03. (03) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
04. (04) Dogs Die In Hot Cars - "I Love You 'Cause I Have To"
05. (05) Thunder Express - "In My Mind"
06. (11) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
07. (10) Ron Sexsmith - "Whatever It Takes"
08. (12) De La Soul - "Shopping Bag"
09. (01) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
10. (09) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
11. (13) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
12. (NY) Nancy Sinatra - "Let Me Kiss You"
13. (NY) Blacknuss Feat. Awa Manneh & ADL - "All Your Lovin'"
14. (NY) The Ackermans - "Come On, Come On"
15. (18) Strip Music - "Never Die"
16. (NY) The Hidden Cameras - "I Believe In The Good Of Life"
17. (06) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
18. (NY) Manic Street Preachers - "The Love Of Richard Nixon"
19. (17) Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"
20. (NY) Bloc Party - "Little Thoughts"

Hot tracks not in the top 20:
Kings Of Convenience - "Misread"
Talib Kweli Feat. Mary J Blige - "I Try"
Le Tigre - "New Kicks"

Leaving the chart:
(08) Eastern Lane - "I Said Pig On Friday"
(14) Franz Ferdiand - "Michael"
(15) Niccokick - "Love & Neon Lights"
(16) Chromeo - "Needy Girl"
(19) Client - "Radio"
(20) The Cure - "Taking Off"

Tue, Sep 28th, 2004 00:00:00

The Blank Generation blog expounds at great length on the merits of Jens Lekman: http://theblankgeneration.blogspot.com/

Thu, Sep 23rd, 2004 00:00:00

Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's Swedish student radio top 20:

01. (03) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
02. (01) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
03. (04) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
04. (NY) Dogs Die In Hot Cars - "I Love You 'Cause I Have To"
05. (05) Thunder Express - "In My Mind"
06. (06) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
07. (02) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
08. (08) Eastern Lane - "I Said Pig On Friday"
09. (09) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
10. (NY) Ron Sexsmith - "Whatever It Takes"
11. (18) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
12. (NY) De La Soul - "Shopping Bag"
13. (17) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
14. (07) Franz Ferdiand - "Michael"
15. (NY) Niccokick - "Love & Neon Lights"
16. (15) Chromeo - "Needy Girl"
17. (19) Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"
18. (NY) Strip Music - "Never Die"
19. (20) Client - "Radio"
20. (NY) The Cure - "Taking Off"

New tracks just outside the top 20:
Lars Winnerbäck - "Elegi"
Bloc Party - "Little Thoughts"
The Ackermans - "Come On, Come On"

Leaving the chart:
(10) Cirera - "Motherfucker - Fake Vegetarian Ex-Girlfriend"
(11) Ed Harcourt - "This One's For You"
(12) Kasabian - "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)"
(13) Faithless - "I Want More"
(14) The Delgados - "Everybody Come Down"
(16) Björk - "Oceania"

Wed, Sep 22nd, 2004 00:00:00

Pitchfork reviews Jens Lekman: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/l/lekman_jens/when-i-said-i-wanted-to-be-your-dog.shtml
Um, 'Norwegian folk' guys? Do you do any research at all?

Wed, Sep 22nd, 2004 00:00:00

Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's Swedish student radio top 20:

01. (04) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
02. (03) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
03. (01) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
04. (02) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
05. (NY) Thunder Express - "In My Mind"
06. (07) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
07. (06) Franz Ferdiand - "Michael"
08. (NY) Eastern Lane - "I Said Pig On Friday"
09. (15) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
10. (05) Cirera - "Motherfucker - "Fake Vegetarian Ex-Girlfriend"
11. (08) Ed Harcourt - "This One's For You"
12. (10) Kasabian - "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)"
13. (09) Faithless - "I Want More"
14. (NY) The Delgados - "Everybody Come Down"
15. (12) Chromeo - "Needy Girl"
16. (17) Björk - "Oceania"
17. (19) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
18. (14) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
19. (NY) Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"
20. (NY) Client - "Radio"

New tracks just outside the top 20:
Lars Winnerbäck - "Elegi"
Strip Music - "Never Die"
David Sandström - "The Sixties (Never Actually Happened)"

Leaving the chart:
(11) Beastie Boys - "Triple Trouble"
(13) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Nature Boy"
(16) Arrested Development - "Honeymoon Day"
(18) The Gift Of Gab - "Rat Race"
(20) Gisli - "TV=The Devil"

Thu, Sep 16th, 2004 00:00:00

PopMatters fawns over Jens Lekman with the posting of two reviews today:
http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/l/lekmanjens-whenisaid.shtml
http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/l/lekmanjens-whenisaid2.shtml

Wed, Sep 15th, 2004 00:00:00

Now that school's back in session, here's the first Swedish top 20 student radio chart:

01. (NY) The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"
02. (NY) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Bigtime"
03. (NY) Marit Bergman - "Can I Keep Him?"
04. (NY) The Hives - "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones"
05. (NY) Cirera - "Motherfucker - "Fake Vegetarian Ex-Girlfriend"
06. (NY) Franz Ferdiand - "Michael"
07. (NY) R.E.M. - "Leaving New York"
08. (NY) Ed Harcourt - "This One's For You"
09. (NY) Faithless - "I Want More"
10. (NY) Kasabian - "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)"
11. (NY) Beastie Boys - "Triple Trouble"
12. (NY) Chromeo - "Needy Girl"
13. (NY) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Nature Boy"
14. (NY) Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - "#1 E.P."
15. (NY) Jens Lekman - "Julie E.P."
16. (NY) Arrested Development - "Honeymoon Day"
17. (NY) Björk - "Oceania"
18. (NY) The Gift Of Gab - "Rat Race"
19. (NY) Mando Diao - "Clean Town"
20. (NY) Gisli - "TV=The Devil"

Not quite in the top 20:
Brainpool - "Junk"
David Sanström - "The Sixties (Never Actually Happened)"
Svenska Akademien - "Vetande"

Mon, Sep 13th, 2004 00:00:00

Jens Lekman contributes to this week's 'Listed' feature at Dusted: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/289

Fri, Sep 10th, 2004 00:00:00

Swedish singer/songwriter Jens Lekman is playing a one-off gig at The Water Rats Theatre in London on October 14.

Tue, Sep 7th, 2004 00:00:00

Check out the video for "You are the light" from Jens Lekman: http://www.srvice.com/light.html

Tue, Aug 31st, 2004 00:00:00

The Mythical Beast has a post from Friday where Jens Lekman discusses his influences and there's links to a couple mp3s for good reference: http://www.mysticalbeast.blogspot.com/#109297418287181339
I'm not much of a Lekman fan, but I do agree that Orange Juice is pretty great and worth tracking down.

Mon, Aug 23rd, 2004 00:00:00

Delusions of Adequacy reviews Jens Lekman: http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=4527

Fri, Aug 6th, 2004 00:00:00