Jens Lekman Shares New Song
Posted: July 28th, 2010 by Abe
Jens Lekman is back in the studio working on material for the follow up to his 2007 release Night Falls On Kortedala. We’ve heard a few rumors and rumblings surfacing from Jens here and there, including a playlist he recently put together of some of his favorite tunes called A Summer In 3/4 Time. However, we were pleasantly surprised when Jens contacted us and said he has a new song to share with the world. Entitled “The End Of The World Is Bigger Than Love,” you can download this new song by clicking on the widget above or by heading over to the Small Talk blog on Jens’ website HERE. Below is a message from Jens that shares the story behind this new song:
“It was the day before the american election 2008 and I was filled with a hopelessness that only a McCain supporter could have shared with me at the time. I was in Washington DC to perform for swedish TV, sitting in the couch with a profesional smile on my face, joking with the hosts and discussing the lobster with the TV chef. I saw the clips online sometime ago, it’s amazing what an actor I can be if I really make an effort.
I lived in America back then, up in New York. At the time I felt like everything I touched was turning to shit and I had decided to put everything on one card. Subconsciously I knew I needed to hit the bottom so I could work my way up again. I needed confirmation, I needed someone to tell me it wasn’t going to work out, not this way. Yes, there was a girl involved in this. I was very much in love with her.
Some things you just go through. You don’t write about it, you don’t turn it into art because it can’t be turned into art. I didn’t write any songs that year because you can’t pour manure into an espresso machine and expect a cappucino to come out. When they announced the results and the streets filled up with people celebrating I felt happy to be part of something bigger than myself. It was a feeling that lasted me until the very last days of December 2008 when I finally sat down in my old teenage room at my parents house and I wrote this song. Then the year ended.
It’s a song of hope. When love turns it’s back on you it’s nice to know there’s a world out there that doesn’t give a shit about your problems. That forces you to keep your head held high and move on. A world that is fragile and beautiful. Maybe it can sound cold to some of you, but let me make it clear that I believe in love, I just get so wrapped up in it sometimes that I need to put it into proportion. It’s something you have to do a lot when you’re Jens Lekman.”
For those of you in Europe, Jens will be there soon….
08/01 Dublin, Ireland- Whelans w/ The Blow
08/02 Manchester, UK- The Deaf Institute w/ The Blow & Bill Wells
08/03 London, UK- Union Chapel w/ The Blow & Bill Wells
08/04 Paris, France- Nouveau Casino w/ The Blow
08/05 Amsterdam, Netherlands- Paradiso w/ The Blow
08/07 Stockholm, Sweden- Strand w/ The Blow
08/09 Copenhagen, Denmark- Vega w/ The Blow
08/10 Hamburg, Germany- Knust w/ The Blow
08/11 Berlin, Germany- Lido w/ The Blow
08/13 Goteborg, Sweden- Way Out West
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July 28th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
<3
July 28th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
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July 28th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
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July 28th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Fantastic, tell him to hurry up. I kinda really wish someone had recorded some of the shows from the last tour and released a live album or DVD or something… Secretly Canadian, can you do it?
July 28th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
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July 28th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
this is exactly what i needed in these days. love you jens.
July 28th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
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July 28th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Man, the end of the world is not even really “the end of the world” to me. Groovy tune, though.
July 28th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
This is incredible. HEEEE’S BAAACK!!!!
July 28th, 2010 at 5:01 pm
Leaving favourable comments with favourable spelled as if I’m British is something that happens when you are Mr Koppa. We love you, Jens Lekman, no matter how full of shit that may sound.
July 28th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
We’ll be very happy to see you again in San Francisco, Jens. I took my little brother for his birthday the last time you were here. We had a great time. Thank you for the new song. It’s fantastic. Although I’m in a little trouble since my band is trying to write new songs and now all my contributions will have bits of it’s DNA.
July 28th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
<3 love forever
July 28th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
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July 29th, 2010 at 1:02 am
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July 29th, 2010 at 2:39 am
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July 29th, 2010 at 2:44 am
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July 29th, 2010 at 8:34 am
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July 29th, 2010 at 11:35 am
so totally and completely wonderful.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
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August 1st, 2010 at 2:35 am
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August 2nd, 2010 at 10:37 pm
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August 3rd, 2010 at 3:31 pm
glad to hear you are working on more stuff. i have missed you, my friend.
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:50 pm
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August 7th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
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August 11th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
please, Jens Lekman in Mexico City.. PLEASE!! and congrats! i really love this song
October 20th, 2010 at 3:25 am
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November 11th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
what is the opening piano sample ? of [Jens Lekman - The End Of The World Is Bigger Than Love, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltZ3uAQ-8NA ]
should be [frank mills].
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May 10th, 2011 at 12:11 pm