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Jens Martin Lekman (born February 6, 1981 in Angered, Sweden) is a Swedish pop musician. He has released two albums and several EPs since 2003. His music can be described as guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings; the lyrics are often witty, romantic, and lachrymose. His work is often compared to that of Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields, Jonathan Richman, and Morrissey.
Lekman recorded and released much of his material privately from 2000 to 2003 on CD-R. Because one of his songs during this time was entitled “Rocky Dennis’ Farewell Song to the Blind Girl”, Lekman was mistakenly referred to as Rocky Dennis for a while (the song was actually written from the perspective of the main character of the 1985 film Mask). Lekman says that it was a “mistake”: “someone thought that was my real name cause I had a song about him, and then radio picked up on it, and I never had a chance to change it”. He put the confusion to rest with his Rocky Dennis in Heaven EP (2004).
His self-released 7” vinyl EP Maple Leaves caused a big stir in 2003, mainly due to sound files circulating on file sharing networks. When the same EP was released on CD by the Swedish independent label Service Records in the autumn, he was already a well-known name. The songs “Maple Leaves” and “Black Cab” were heavily played on Swedish national radio. He soon signed a contract with the American label Secretly Canadian for releases outside of Sweden. Heavy touring and his debut album soon followed.
Lekman recorded and released much of his material privately from 2000 to 2003 on CD-R. Because one of his songs during this time was entitled “Rocky Dennis’ Farewell Song to the Blind Girl”, Lekman was mistakenly referred to as Rocky Dennis for a while (the song was actually written from the perspective of the main character of the 1985 film Mask). Lekman says that it was a “mistake”: “someone thought that was my real name cause I had a song about him, and then radio picked up on it, and I never had a chance to change it”. He put the confusion to rest with his Rocky Dennis in Heaven EP (2004).
His self-released 7” vinyl EP Maple Leaves caused a big stir in 2003, mainly due to sound files circulating on file sharing networks. When the same EP was released on CD by the Swedish independent label Service Records in the autumn, he was already a well-known name. The songs “Maple Leaves” and “Black Cab” were heavily played on Swedish national radio. He soon signed a contract with the American label Secretly Canadian for releases outside of Sweden. Heavy touring and his debut album soon followed.
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Sipping on the Sweet Nectar
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You are the light
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JENS LEKMAN | Radio NRJ
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Jens Lekman - It Was a Strange Time in My Life
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I Saw Her in the Anti War Demonstration
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Shoutbox
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Micjen wrote:
Is Jens still living in Melbourne?
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jesse1313 wrote:
I've read that he doesn't want to be on the internet for a little while or something like that. Hopefully the website comes back soon though..
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Riczmond wrote:
i think he's updating the upcoming shows page for this year. hope he's thinking about visiting poland : )
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eburn wrote:
You don't have permission to access / on this server. WHY?!!!
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tehchizzle wrote:
I, too, am mourning the death of jl.com. =\
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lucasake wrote:
Nope, it's sending me the error of 4s and 0s too. Upsetting...
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badoom_bum wrote:
what happened to the official website? is it only me for whom it doesn't open up anymore?
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sub-london wrote:
IM IN UR KITCHEN, CHILLIN' WITH UR PIDGS
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kristyyoung wrote:
i really like that picture. oh jens, how many times must i beg you to come to the west coast?
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Mokami wrote:
into eternity!
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elsonido wrote:
Shirin is the greatest song ever written about a hair-cutter. It is also unspeakably amazing.
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ashlito wrote:
oh, how i adore thee.
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sinung wrote:
i luv black cab
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anglofil wrote:
Yeah! My pic finally made it to the top.
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tomekef wrote:
Oh, Jens, you are the light by which I travel into this and that :-) Amazing singer!
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badoom_bum wrote:
'tis not in the hair, clearly :)
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mushbah wrote:
Adorable and full of stunning talent! I couldn't love Lekman's music more, this is the most my heart can give. All.
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lucasake wrote:
Jens gives me hope that my receding hairline is not the end of my attractiveness. Or maybe it is, I could never match his charm.
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ProctorDoctor wrote:
How can one of the most amazing songwriters today be a guilty pleasure. This isn't Justin Timberlake we're talking about here.
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DanielChico wrote:
Jens... the supercool boy! Maravilhoso... Adoro!!!
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