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Jens Lekman compared to Morrissey

posted by davidt on Monday November 28 2005, @09:00AM

moho writes:

Swedish singer/songwriter Jens Lekman compared to Morrissey:

Jens Lekman, Oh You're So Silent Jens - Pitchfork review

Excerpt:

Lekman is often compared to Stephin Merritt (deadpan delivery, debt to Tin Pan Alley), Morrissey (melodrama, dry humor), Jonathan Richman (naiveté, simple language), and Belle and Sebastian (flowery arrangements, twee sensibility). All of these comparisons are dead on, and Lekman is worthy of the kind of slobbering devotion slathered on these artists. Granted, his 2004 debut album, When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog, was a tentative first step, relying too heavily on unadulterated cheese-- but Oh You're So Silent Jens is cheese, chocolate, strawberries, and something tangy to wash it down with.

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Great Musician (Score:1)

Odd that this review is postsed up here. That "album" of recordings is a touch of what's great about the Swedish man, but I'd check out his rarities collection from his record label, Secretly Canadian. It's called Department of Forgotten Songs, which you can find out for yourself. His lyrics are often hilarious and sad.

BritpopMuppet <britpopmuppet@bolt.com> -- Monday November 28 2005, @10:21PM (#186891)
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She reads novels, by French authors with loose morals, she can do no wrong...

I love. (Score:1)

I love Jens Lekman.

Ante -- Tuesday November 29 2005, @09:22AM (#186951)
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It wasn't Youth, it wasn't Life. Born Old, sadly wise.

I love the swedish chef (Score:0)

bork bork bork!!!!

Anonymous -- Wednesday November 30 2005, @12:14AM (#187012)