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submitted by Nick Nov 17th 2008 02:00 pm (www.pitchforkmedia.com)
Photo by William Kirk"Let's get away from it all," offers do-gooder Jens Lekman to pal and electronic music-maker Viktor Sjöberg in a message on his website. And so the two shall, on a whirlwind tour of the Asian continent that begins later this month.Lekman and Sjöberg will trade "The Cold Swedish Winter" for the more inviting climes of South Korea, Singapore, China, and Indonesia on the trek, which kicks off November 29 in Seoul and wraps just over a week later in Bandung. It would appear Jens is attempting to set up a gig in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur sometime after December 6 as well, so if you or someone you know lives in the area, wouldn't hurt to drop the guy a line.read more
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submitted by Nick Aug 4th 2011 05:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Night Falls Over Kortedala was back in 2007, which has deprived fans of their fill of Lekman for many years, but has given music writers many-a-hacky opportunity to say that he’s been “oh so silent” since. (Guilty.) There have been some bits of music and news, of course: a new song here (and here), a [...]
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submitted by Nick Jul 20th 2011 06:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Jens Lekman has a five-song EP called An Argument With Myself due out in September. Lekman describes it as “a little taste of what’s not to come.” Some words from the label and the tracklist: In the symbology of Lekman’s songbook, motion is a means to stave off insanity or succumb to it and the [...]


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