Born: Gothenburg, Sweden, 1981
Influenced by: Todd Rundgren, Harry Nilsson, The Left Banke, The Smiths, Jonathan Richman
Genre: Rock & Alternative
Biography: Sweden's Jens Lekman emerged from relative obscurity to quickly establish himself as the darling of the global indie pop ...
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Jun 30 2009 8:32AM
by Dan Reilly
Apr 10 2008 10:00AM
by Mike Spinella
Filed under: Clash of the Cover Songs
Spinner: The Rules for Battle: Each week, we pit versions of the same song by two different artists in a head-to-head death match for musical supremacy. (Sometimes it will be the original recording vs. a cover version; other times it will be two different ... Read moreApr 07 2008 9:00AM
by Kim Davis
Filed under: Potent Quotables
Spinner: "Getting my hair cut is a very special moment for me. It's an intimate, almost religious experience." --Jens Lekman The folk singer described getting a trim the way most would convey emotions associated with having children or falling in love in an ... Read more
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06/30/09
Singer-Songwriter Jens Lekman Suffering From Swine Flu With all the international tourin...
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09/11/09
Jens Lekman Agrees To Whip It Combine a hobbyistic niche extreme sport, Kristen Wiig, an...
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06/30/09
Singer-Songwriter Jens Lekman Suffering From Swine Flu With all the international tourin...
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06/30/09
Jens Lekman Has Swine Flu
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05/28/09
Jens Lekman @ The Echo, Los Angeles 5/27/09
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11/17/08
Jens Lekman Prepares to Conquer Asia "Let's get away from it all," offers do-gooder Jens...
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11/13/08
New Music: Jens Lekman: "Water Runs Dry" (Boyz II Men cover; live in New York) [MP3] Jen...
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10/20/08
Jens Lekman Sings "Black Cab" In A Black Cab For any Jens fan who also reads blogs that ...
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06/04/08
New Music: Jens Lekman: "Sipping on the Sweet Nectar (Bogdan Irkük's Love Nectar Mix)" [Stream]
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09/10/09
Drew Berrymore movie 'Whip It' stars Jens Lekman (songs) There's a few of my songs in Dr...
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07/01/09
News Ticker: Kanye West, Spinal Tap, Jens Lekman, Soulja Boy U2 revealed their innovativ...
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06/30/09
Singer-Songwriter Jens Lekman Suffering From Swine Flu With all the international tourin...
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05/29/09
Live: Jens Lekman goes deep at the Echo "A Postcard to Nina," "The Opposite of Halleluja...
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03/11/09
Jens Lekman Won't Have Anything To Do With The Ukulele Trend [Somewhere Jake Shimabukuro Weeps]
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11/26/08
Jens Lekman: “Water Runs Dry” (Boys II Men) Lekman put on one of my favorite shows of 20...
You Ain't No Picasso
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11/12/08
Frida Hyvonen & Jens Lekman @ Googies Lounge, NYC -pics I went to see the Frida Hyvonen ...
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10/26/08
Jens Lekman & Phenomenal Handclap Band @ MHOW - pics I didn't think we'd run late at thi...
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10/07/08
singing DJ Jens Lekman - BV CMJ show on sale @ noon People keep asking (for good reason)...
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09/26/08
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell - this weekend @ IFC... with Jens Lekman?
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