In our Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong interview (out on the streets around about now) Joe talks about being so inspired by seeing Jens Lekman that he knew he wanted to form his own band (he was the Pipettes drummer at the time). Since writing about him we’ve seen Jens’ name pop up a few places, and we can see why everyone holds him in such high regards. Falling somewhere between Richard Hawley’s soft-edged crooning nostalgia and Morrissey’s bittersweet early solo work, it’s lovely stuff. A fascinating article in The Guardian highlights how good his lyrics are. You Are The Light offers this gem: "I got busted, so I used my one phone call to dedicate a song to you on the radio." Ahhh!
Great stuff, maybe we’ll start a band too. Joe Lean and his boys have done quite well out of it – industry rumour has their advance as approaching a million quid.
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