Video: Jens Lekman - "Erica America"

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Swedish pop singer/songwriter Jens Lekman is playing at Union Transfer tonight. His third full-length album I Know What Love Isn't, which dropped in September, surprised fans by taking a huge step away from the characteristically romantic Lekman on older records. I Know What Love Isn't may just define the term "break-up album," Lekman's sad but ... Continue reading �

Après la sortie de l'enchanteur Night Falls Over Kortedala, il nous avait tout de même fallu attendre quatre longues années avant d'avoir des nouvelles discographiques de Jens Lekman : le Suédois avait disparu des radars, revenant aux affaires seulement l'année dernière avec un nouvel EP sous le bras, An Argument With Myself , qui à défaut d'être aussi satisfaisant qu'un album, nous avait débarrassés pour un temps des symptômes de manque (lire la chronique ici ). Écriture toujours aussi limpide, refrains accrocheurs, instrumentations luxuriantes et ambiance tropicale, toutes les conditions étaient réunies pour que [...]

Jens Lekman throwing his name in the ring for best usage of a snapback in indie rock, ensuring that Toro y Moi has some serious competition. This is Jens Lekman doing what Jens Lekman does best: finding the melancholy middle ground between Morrissey and The Magnetic Fields and filling it up with offhand and acerbic romantically-tilted anecdotes about his friends. Except that he looks a bit more like Gunther from Friends than anyone in the actual cast of the NBC sitcom. Scandinavians, you know. More recent Jens videos below the jump.

Artist : Jens Lekman Title : I Know What Love Isn't Label : Secretly Canadian Release Date : September 3rd BUY IT The idea of heartbreak contributing to the ability for art to transcend its state as a personal reflection to become a universal mirror is nothing new. It’s been said time and time again that an artist [...]

In a live performance of his new album's title track, "I Know What Love Isn't," for the Guardian last month, Sweden's most poignant troubadour Jens Lekman explained the song's unusual genesis: This song is about ... read more �

Jens Lekman finally reveals a piece of his new album with "Erica America," another gloomy cloud obscuring the summer sun.

The past month has seen the release of The Tallest Man On Earth's third full-length There's No Leaving Now (which is amazing in case you haven't heard), a free surprise-EP from jj and Lykke Li covering Fleetwood Mac for a tribute album. Besides that it's been a pretty amazing month for Nordic, and particularly Swedish acts as well. First out we've got the 'return' of one of Sweden's best and most respected singer-songwriters; Jens Lekman . Lekman is set to release his first full-length in five years in September, but it's not [...]

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Jens Lekman turns in a deceptively simple Take-Away Shows-style video for "Erica America," the lead single from I Know What Love Isn't . He's also showing a lot of scalp - Shirin must've been booked. The new album (which is as great as you're hoping it will be, promise) is due Sept. 4 on Secretly Canadian . Happy 4th of July. Previously : Jens Lekman Plays a Tiny Desk Concert | all Jens Lekman posts

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Toca top semanal, en breves os dejaré también con la playlist mensual, mientras a disfrutar de la música de The Antlers, Jens Lekman, Cat Power, Lana Del Rey, Theme Park … 5. Theme Park - "Jamaica" 4. Lana del Rey - "National Anthem" 3. [...]

Jens Lekman ha i capelli bianchi e continua a cantare del cuore che va in frantumi e non ce la fa più. Sembra che il cuore non possa fare altro: continuare a illudersi e disilludersi, intrappolato in uno moto perpetuo che non conosce pace. Almeno rimangono, come residuo del processo, queste sue canzoni, a volte un po' stremate, via via più asciugate. Il prossimo album del nostro amato cantautore svedese si intitolerà I Know What Love Isn't . Si procede quindi per esclusione, forse alla fine faremo piazza pulita, o forse resteremo soli. Il [...]

• Jens Lekman - Erica America

The delightfully jazzy new Jens Lekman song, "Erica America", gets the video treatment today. This superbly understated video gets a lot of mileage for its lo-fi style; you won't be seeing any special effects or costumes. The single combines folk music with shimmery dream pop. Lekman is also set to begin touring with [...]

You probably know what to expect from Jens Lekman at this point. Pretty boring dude with an acoustic guitar but an amazing songwriter nonetheless. His new video for "Erica America" is above; tour dates for his upcoming string of shows with Taken by Trees is below. Jens Lekman tour dates: Dates marked * w/ Taken By Trees 07/28/12 - Castelbasso, IT - Soundlabs Festival 09/10/12 - Helsinki, FI - Tavastia 09/11/12 - Århus, DK - Train 09/12/12 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega [...]

From singer/songwriters to shoegaze and chill wave, each video this week takes us to places both real and imagined... Sun Kil Moon 's newest record, Among The Leaves , is one of Mark Kozelek's most revealing albums to date. What's even more revealing is how often he makes a video for one of his songs... almost never. Until now. Jens Lekman 's I Know What Love Isn't doesn't come out until September 4th, [...]

A simple video for the lead track from Lekman's upcoming I Know What Love Isn't due 9/4... See more MJTV video Listen to Musical Justice

Was just thinking this AM I may shave me weave off, and here comes the JENS LEKMAN joining the baldy club with beautiful lead new video, ERICA AMERICA .

We've had the album announcement , and the tour dates are set , so here to complete the hat trick is the video for Jens Lekman's newest track "Erica America". The low-key clip has Jens and his band playing their way through the song in basement. With a song like this, I guess there's no need to complicate things. Watch it below:

Jens Lekman Jens Lekman released the official video for "Erica America" today, which can be viewed in this post. The track is from his album, I Know What Love Isn't , out September 4, 2012. Lekman will be joined on the North American leg of his Fall 2012 tour by Taken By Trees, whose album, Other Worlds , is out on October 4, 2012. Tour Dates 07/28/12 – Castelbasso, IT – Soundlabs Festival 09/10/12 – Helsinki, FI – Tavastia [...]