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Jens Martin Lekman (born February 6, 1981 in Angered, Sweden) is a Swedish pop musician residing in Melbourne, Australia. He has released three 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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Oh You're So Silent, Jens
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Maple Leaves
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Shoutbox
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sweetlikehoney wrote:
Jens played a couple of new songs at a gig i went to back in January, so i think it's possible a new album will be out, possibly later this year :)
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ico29 wrote:
oh you're so loud, jens!
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Rockstulle wrote:
Great artist. I bought the 'Night Falls Over Kortedala' - Album today.
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Sara-Hart wrote:
kom hem jens [3]
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callmeblank wrote:
caont wait to see you in bandung!
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anderstweku wrote:
kom hem jens [2]
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rolo83 wrote:
new album this year pleaseeeee
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abi_neale wrote:
His voice just kills me, over and over again, a bullet straight to the heart... I love it! <3
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Dennisjc wrote:
kom hem jens
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clovertia wrote:
Totally love you Jens!!!
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recsrecs wrote:
He's coming to Indonesia 27th March! I'm definitely going :)
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Organicjoes wrote:
new album please
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withoutaspark wrote:
Please have a listen. Very young, very raw, lots of potential. http://www.last.fm/music/Amorr
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myliverandlungs wrote:
Oh Jens. You sound so sexy in this song.
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platonicdualism wrote:
Can the UK have some more Jens love this year please?! <3
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antonjr wrote:
Is he working on a new album or something? What is he up to?
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VelvetGunpowder wrote:
...but Sufjan Lekman has a better ring to it.
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sehriye wrote:
best song is "wrong hands" for me.. suggest you to listen ;)
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andover wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctwRi-8A9jE whos that with the decorations on their head?
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jensthps wrote:
he stole my name :o)
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Kings Of Convenience Concert
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Soundshine
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