Jens Lekman on DeBaser: reviews, bio and works

The Profile

Jens Martin Lekman is a Swedish singer-songwriter from Gothenburg known for baroque‑tinted indie pop and vivid, witty storytelling. He has released acclaimed records on Secretly Canadian, including Night Falls Over Kortedala (2007) and Life Will See You Now (2017).

Swedish singer-songwriter from Gothenburg; active 2000–present; releases on Secretly Canadian; notable track A Postcard to Nina; collaborated with Tracey Thorn on Hotwire the Ferris Wheel.

Six DeBaser reviews map Jens Lekman from the candid debut to the ornate Night Falls Over Kortedala and the buoyant Life Will See You Now. Writers praise his orchestral/baroque pop craft, witty narratives and bittersweet warmth, noting echoes of Morrissey, Bacharach and Beck. The An Argument with Myself EP underlines his range, from pop classicism to funk, reggae and calypso touches. Overall mood: warmly positive, with one piece noting the slicker, sunnier production of his later phase.

Notable Quotes

❝ Jens Lekman is currently the most updated compendium on the movement of popular music.

❝ An album that you come to appreciate with repeated listens... a good thing for pop.

❝ The album strikes from the first listen: the voice of Jens is striking, his talent, the disarming spontaneity, the arrangements and melodies: everything is perfectly curated, strings, winds, choirs contribute to create a harmonious balance that feels like it is from another time, making the pieces even deeper, fragments of lived life that reach the heart.

❝ The stories told in the album are very worthwhile, even in format: a narrative of contemporary alienation of the “late” generation, among TV series, nostalgic memories, friends to console, sweet and pure love limerence.