Monday, July 24, 2006

I don't care if he's recycled

In scanning one of several NYC events-based e-newsletters I receive weekly, I found something on a Swedish musician I'd never heard of before, even though he's been around for a good few years. Jens Lekman. His website's a little scramble-y, but if the first few songs I've listened to are any indication, he's a keeper. I love when this happens--when I discover new bands that really get me--as it's not often. I'm generally content to work w/ what I've already got, to stick w/ the music that's moved me for years. Clearly I miss out. Anyway, this Jens guy, who lives in Goteborg, is sort of a cross between B&S, Morrissey, Velvet Underground, Stephin Merrit, and I'm sure several others. Check out these lyrics: I missed the last tram / I killed a party again / god damn, god damn / I wanna sleep in my bed / I wanna clean up my head / don't wanna look this dead / don't wanna feel this dread. Belle & Sebastian, right? Wistful, detached, nostalgic... Here's a video of a perfectly beautiful little tune, although the sound's not so good:



Better sound, minus the visual.

Posted by princess kanomanom @ 3:07 PM