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Friday night at the drive in / Bingo
The Jens 7" I mentioned a little while ago is finally available through his website, along with his new album Night Falls Over Kortedala, I hadn't heard much about this but when I saw that picture disc, it was an excuse to go for both and ship them thousands of miles.
This isn't something I would usually find myself liking, but I can't help it, he's like a Scott walker or Morrissey, carrying on in that solo singer tradition, with just a hint of sad. I have to say he has a great voice. To hear him talk about his music or be interviewed, he's just really a sincere anomaly. It just got me every time it came up on random until I had to have more and more. It's a good afternoon choice and for some reason it reminds me of this american life and chris ware. The same sensibility. That old tyme simplicity, county faire's, a throwback. I imagine his house to be like my friend colin's, all crazy antiques and throw rugs on the hardwood floor. Stained glass in the kitchen, he has a monocle, and a smoking jacket.
Aug 5th - just checked and it turns out the dollar had decreased in value a lot since i checked last time. The prices have been adjusted. All placed orders are fine.Night Falls Over Kortedala (vinyl, limited picture disc, simple plastic sleeve, no text / lyrics on September 5th, normal black vinyl on October 9th. Also with bonus-cd for pre-orders)
LP - $ 19
In addition to creating really nice orchestrated, full sounding heartfelt honest songs, he sounds like Jonathan Richmond. I found an Insound split 7 inch where he introduced the song A sweet summers night on hammer hill. It totally threw me to hear him start talking about leaving the town where he grew up, moving away in the winter and just thinking how he would never come back, he hated that place, and then one summer going back to hammer hill and it was the most beautiful place in the world. It felt like listening to old records I used to have of James and the Giant Peach or Star Trek, just sitting for hours, drawing, listening to someone telling me a story. I'm sure I wore those records out.Jens just came up randomly on my ipod one day and I couldn't stop listening. It was so different from everything else I was listening to at the time. Really straightforward vocals and minimal music and the song about rocky dennis just killed me. I don't always love some of the little choices he makes, but it's nitpicky because overall it's so interesting and unique.I can't wait to order this tomorrow and hear both of these tracks...
JENS LEKMAN TO RELEASE DIGITAL SINGLE On July 31st, Jens Lekman will release the first peek into his much anticipated, yet to be named, forthcoming album. The single, "Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo," will be available digitally (you know, for "downloading"), world-wide at your favorite e-tailer. For those of you that prefer a more tactile experience, a 7" of "Bingo" will also be available via Jens' website and his Swedish home at Service. The 7" will feature an exclusive B-side entitled "Radio NRJ ".
