Oh You're So Silent Jens

by Jens Lekman

Oh You're So Silent Jens cover art

Gathering the entirety of the Swedish songwriter's initial, highly acclaimed CD-R EPs and limited 7-inch vinyl singles, this compilation acts as an exceptionally strong pseudo-debut album. Lekman heavily pairs witty, hyper-specific narratives of romantic clumsiness with a remarkably lush, sample-heavy approach to chamber pop reminiscent of The Magnetic Fields. It immediately established him as one of the most uniquely charming and critically adored voices in 2000s indie pop.

Genres

  • Indie Pop
  • Singer-Songwriter

Tracklist

  1. At the Dept. of Forgotten Songs
  2. Maple Leaves (EP version)
  3. Sky Phenomenon
  4. Pocketful of Money
  5. Black Cab
  6. Someone to Share My Life With
  7. Rocky Dennis’ Farewell Song
  8. Rocky Dennis in Heaven
  9. Jens Lekman’s Farewell Song to Rocky Dennis
  10. Julie (rmx)
  11. I Saw Her in the Anti War Demonstration
  12. A Sweet Summer’s Night on Hammer Hill
  13. A Man Walks Into a Bar
  14. Another Sweet Summer’s Night on Hammer Hill
  15. F‐Word
  16. The Wrong Hands
  17. Maple Leaves (7″ version)