Recent blog posts about Jens Lekman from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/jenslekman/ 2012-02-14T22:33:45+01:00 text/html 2012-01-15T06:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3989402/the-doozer-fold-up-chair/
The Doozer's fourth album Keep It Together releases on January 31st, and you would likely be disappointed if you missed it. Sure, I know a certain artist with the initials LDR has an album out that day, but if you want something with folk charm and chamber pop arrangements, I recommend The Doozer. Recorded with 11 players, the new album features guitars, piano, bass, drums, a string quartet, horns, and vocals reminiscent of Jens Lekman. What more could you ask for? Hear the new album track "Fold Up Chair" below. Read more]]> text/html 2012-01-13T13:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3998118/fensepost-top-24-the-best-eps-of-2011/
It's hard to imagine that just a few short months ago we were enjoying sunny summer days. 2011 was my best year yet, having achieved a few milestones: four and a half years running FensePost, riding my bike from Seattle to Portland and logging over 1,000 total on those two wheels between January and December, enjoying life with the love of my life (Andi), and a few defining mindset changes that put the two of us on a path to minimalism and frugality. All of this has led to happiness. That the [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-04T13:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3965058/fensepost-top-24-the-best-eps-of-2011/
It's hard to imagine that just a few short months ago we were enjoying sunny summer days. 2011 was my best year yet, having achieved a few milestones: four and a half years running FensePost, riding my bike from Seattle to Portland and logging over 1,000 total on those two wheels between January and December, enjoying life with the love of my life (Andi), and a few defining mindset changes that put the two of us on a path to minimalism and frugality. All of this has led to happiness. That the [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-28T19:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3954698/jens-lekman-con-ms-detalles-de-su-nuevo-lp/
El talentoso cantautor sueco Jens Lekman est dando los detalles finales a su nuevo LP , que viene largamente demorado. Para informar sobre el estado de su nuevo disco, Lekman eligi una curiosa forma, pero podemos saber que su nuevo trabajo tratar, una vez ms, sobre corazones rotos y amor. Lekman subi a su blog Smalltalk una conversacin de Skype entre s mismo y su persona a los 17 aos, para contar el estado en [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-27T17:52:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3953399/jens-lekman-ofrece-algunos-detalles-de-su-nuevo-disco/
La ltima vez que escuchamos de nuestro sueco favorito, Jens Lekman , fue con la publicacin de su ms reciente EP, An Argument with Myself , una placa que segn dijo l mismo contena temas descartados de su nueva produccin, la cual todava no tiene fecha de salida pero de la que el msico ya ofreci algunos adelantos en un curioso post de su SmallTalk . El msico utiliz una llamada ficticia en Skype entre el Jens de hoy y el que era cuando tena 17 aos [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-26T16:57:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3952726/top-2011-epssingles/
Un petit top des meilleurs Eps et singles de lanne pour commencer, prsents par ordre alphabtique (mes prfrs sont en gras). Avec entre autres trois disques cousus main de chez Kut Folk, la rvlation King Krule et un trs beau disque de Mina Tindle pour patienter avant lalbum de 2012. Dix titres en coute ci-dessous et dix autres sur Spotify . The Decemberists - Long Live The King Dempster Highway - We Sail EP Diver - [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-16T17:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3934638/introducing-kim-ki-o/
Tweet "Who is that anyway?" Answer: Kim Ki O ! Hailing from Istanbul, Turkey, electronic musical duo Kim Ki O (which, if you haven't guessed from my incredibly witty opening sentence, means "Who is that, anyway?" in Turkish) is made up of Ekin Sana on synths, keys, vocals, beats andBerna Gl on bass, vocals, beats. The two friends have known each other for over fifteen years, and have been hard at work making music as Kim Ki O since 2006. Their music is [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-13T15:22:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3926634/zoes-year-end-list/
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 2011 has been a great year for music, and Ive enjoyed so much of what it had to offer. However, along with the new music I enjoyed, I also discovered a lot of music that I totally stupidly slept on. Whether it was the artist or just the song, apparently I just wasnt paying attention at the time. So here follows that top ten songs (in no particular order) that Ive been jamming on this year, that did not come out this year. - [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-13T00:20:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3924984/womans-hour/
When The xx won the Mercury Prize in 2010, the UK knew they had a winner. When "Shelter" became a pivotal track to feature on mixed CDs everywhere, there was a real sense that an alternative and edgy group had propelled into the highly recognizable. I think the next one is about to emerge. Resonating]]> text/html 2011-12-12T13:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3923686/best-of-2011-favorite-epssingles-of-the-year/
If 2010 was the year of the EP , 2011 was the year of the... not EP. While 73s and Bandcamp singles haven't killed the album off just yet, there was no shortage of tasty bite-size release this year. 10. Wet Years - Sleepy Cove cassette From the opening moments of "No Surf" - guitar murmurings that sound like gulls' cries - Wet Years make their beach allegiance clear, but the band dips into reverb only for the final brushstrokes on an [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-11T14:35:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3922246/christmas-songs/
mp3: The Very Most-Wombling Merry Christmas mp3: Elenowen-White Christmas mp3: When Nalda Becames Punk-Xmas With You mp3: Raveonettes-Christmas Song mp3: Acid House Kings-Christmas mp3: Hello Saferide-I-Pod Xmas mp3: Jens Lekman-Run Away With Me mp3: Shade Tree-Christmas Peace mp3: The Futureheads-Christmas waws better in [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-09T15:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3919135/favourite-international-songs-of-2011/
Another great year of music is coming to a close. Below are my 30 favourite international songs of the year (last week I put up my 30 favourite Irish tracks of the year). There could have been plenty more but I'm sure you'll find lots of other tracks to enjoy [Read more]]]> text/html 2011-12-08T21:27:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3917327/marcus-sderlund-wide-open-worlds/
In the video for Like a Fading Rainbow, singer Jenny Wilson creeps through a forest, wades barefoot through a grassy lake and ends up in a meadow with a band of mystical ragamuffins dancing a ... read more »]]> text/html 2011-11-24T13:27:07+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3885066/soundtracking-your-thanksgiving-ii/
Words by Jacob Barron To my knowledge, no artist has risen to the challenge I issued in last years edition of Soundtracking: Your Thanksgiving to create music endemic to this most gluttonous of holidays. Theres apparently now a best Thanksgiving movie, at least according to this person , but still no Thanksgiving album. And so we gather again this year, to give thanks, to catch up with family members, to politely ignore their occasionally racist remarks, and to check out the surprisingly numerous albums suited to any and all of these [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-23T03:52:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3881616/oriel-joans/
Oriel Joans give listeners what they expect from Swedish pop: infectiously light key progressions, trickly acoustics, and gorgeous melodies that evolve from folk-tinged whispers to grandiose hook-filled spectacles. Such is the case with "Chin Up", the Swedish quartet's new single. Stylistically, there's not much separating them from recognizable Swedish pop staples like Loney Dear or]]> text/html 2011-11-21T23:54:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3879594/folk-jens-lekman-i-dont-know-what-to-do/
Swedish singer Jens Lekman is a long-time favourite of ours, thanks to his folky tracks that are peppered with lyrical witticisms. He recently went to London's Maida Vale studios to lay down some acoustic versions of songs from his latest EP, 'An Argument With Myself' , and recorded this new track too. 'I Don't Know What To Do With This Information' is more down-tempo and relaxed than his other work, but it's a great track with a wonderful guitar accompaniment and thought-provoking lyrics. Jens Lekman - 'I Don't Know What [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-21T16:20:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3877225/new-jens-lekman-i-dont-know-what-to-do/
Swedish crooner Jens Lekman took to Londons storied Maida Vale studios to record an acoustic session for the BBC; along with some new songs from his latest release An Argument With Myself , he performed a brand new track, ingeniously titled I Dont Know What To Do With This Information. After all, when you dont know what to do with something, why not write a song about it? Its short, simple, and sweet, with an African-inspired guitar line and seasonally appropriate meditations on family, love, and loss were excited to hear an [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-21T14:34:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3876954/jens-lekman-presenta-una-nueva-cancin/
El magnfico Jens Lekman est listo para presentar su nuevo LP , despus de haber lanzado este ao un EP titulado An Argument With Myself . En esta oportunidad, podemos degustar una nueva cancin que parecera formar parte de su ltimo esfuerzo, I Dont Know What To Do With This Information . Se trata de otro esfuerzo acstico que vuelve a tratar la temtica de las Fiestas (sospechamos debido a su cercana). La cancin fue [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-19T17:09:08+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3873765/streaming-jens-lekman-i-dont-know-what-to-do/
Jens Lekman ospite della BBC esegue una nuova canzone. "I Dont Know What To Do With This Information", versione live @ Maida Val, e' ora in streaming su Soundcloud ( via One Thirty BPM ). Jens Lekman - 'I Don't Know What To Do With This Information' (Maida Vale Session) by stripeyjumper STREAMING: Jens Lekman I Dont Know What To Do With This Information (live at Maida Vale) pubblicato su Indie For [...]]]> text/html 2011-11-19T16:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3873717/listen-jens-lekman-i-dont-know-what-to/
Tweet Listen to the new song from Jens Lekman "I Don't Know What To Do With This Information" below. Swedish crooner Jens Lekman popped over to BBC Radio 1 recently to record a few acoustic renditions of his new tracks. Along with "Waiting for Kristen" and "I Don't Want A Pair Of Cowboy Boots" from his latest EP "An Argument With Myself" , he performed a brand new [...]]]>