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Jens Lekman hasn’t released a new full-length album since 2007′s Night Falls Over Kortedala, but that changes next week, when the introspective and funny Swedish indie-pop crooner unleashes his new LP I Know What Love Isn’t on the world. We’ve already posted the videos for the title track and “Erica America,” and now the entire [...]
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Jens Lekman: Agrees To Whip It
submitted by Nick Sep 11th 2009 02:01 pm (stereogum.com)
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Combine a hobbyistic niche extreme sport, Kristen Wiig, and an indie rock soundtrack featuring roller derby enthusiasts like the Breeders and you have a movie that could be a lot of fun. Whip It stars Ellen Page (Ghost Cat) and was directed by Drew Barrymore. Who doesn't like Drew Barrymore? Not Jens Lekman. She flew the songwriter out to LA and...
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Jens Lekman: suffering from swine flu
submitted by Nick Jun 30th 2009 05:00 pm (www.nme.com)
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Jens Lekman has been quarantined for 10 days after contracting swine flu in South America.
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Jens Lekman: Has Swine Flu
submitted by Nick Jun 30th 2009 04:01 pm (stereogum.com)
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And realized he had it while on a plane :( Read the obviously well written and sad tale at his site. (Thanks for the tip, inkiostro.) Get well soon, Jens!
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Jens Lekman: @ The Echo, Los Angeles 5/27/09
submitted by Nick May 28th 2009 03:01 pm (stereogum.com)
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We haven't seen a solo headliner from Mr. Indie Rock Class of '07 since, well, sometime in '07. I think the word "wit" was used like 50 times then, and two more years means two more years for Jens to get more charming. You can tell by the airplane motions in Andrew Youssef's photos that Lekman did "Sipping On Sweet Nectar," along with a couple o...
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Jens Lekman: Prepares to Conquer Asia
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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...
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