Lekman, Jens Maple Leaves

Format: CD.
Label: Secretly Canadian.
TK Mailorder Reference ID: M230929
Approximate release date: February 3, 2004.
Genres: Rock/Pop

Price: $3.40 [Out of Stock]
List price: $3.99


Distributor/label description(s):

Secretly Canadian description:
Maple Leaves is the first of three EP's by Jens Lekman planned for release on Secretly Canadian, and his first release outside of his native Sweden. Ever since the first time we heard Mr. Lekman, we¹ve been overwhelmed by the wisdom of his work. At only 22, he's a musician writing that rare kind of song that maintains a fine balance between bliss and sorrow. He has deservedly been the center of much hype in Scandinavia as of late. Having made a name for himself performing under the name Rocky Dennis, he recently hit #11 on the Swedish national record sales charts with this very EP. Most everyone who's heard him believes him to be the next great pop star emerging from the streets of the DIY underground. With an angelic voice and golden ears he seems to be drinking from the same hard waters as Harry Nilsson, the Magnetic Fields, Runt-era Todd Rundgren, Bill Callahan's Smog, the Modern Lovers, Rufus Wainwright, and Belle & Sebastian. On Maple Leaves, he's in love with the girl that delivers his morning paper, he's not afraid to cry, and as he sings 'Goddamn, I killed the party again' in 'Black Cab', he's the fucking sweetest kill-joy there ever was. He's currently working on his debut full-length (for which he's already got over 100 songs in the can), slated for release in mid-2004 on Secretly Canadian.

Track listing:

1. "Maple Leaves"
2. "Sky Phenomenon"
3. "Black Cab"
4. "Someone To Share My Life With"



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