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Jens Lekman is tagged as: swedish, singer-songwriter, indie, indie pop, pop

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 Reco...
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Top 10 Jens Lekman Songs
The Opposite of Hallelujah
A Postcard to Nina
Your Arms Around Me
And I Remember Every Kiss
Black Cab
I'm Leaving You Because I Don't Love You
Sipping on the Sweet Nectar
Into Eternity
Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo
Shirin
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Top 10 Jens Lekman Albums
Night Falls Over Kortedala
Oh You're So Silent Jens
Oh You're So Silent, Jens
USA October 2005
Maple Leaves
You Are the Light
Rocky Dennis In Heaven
You Deserve Someone Better Than a Bum Like Me
The Opposite of Hallelujah
Rocky Dennis Ep
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