Jens Lekman Reviews, Interviews & More

On the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth days of December, BeatCrave gives to you: five quality acts at five hopeful venues charging five reasonable prices, five genre interpretations - five chances to rock out - and a smile at the end of your day. Check out our picks below: Jens Lekman | Friday, December 10 | 8:00 pm | $17-$20 | The Green Union Building, Brooklyn, NY -...

It's pretty hard to go on stage when just one of your members is deathly ill, let alone the lead vocalist. With tours around the world and the quick-spreading H1N1 virus - also known as Swine Flu - musicians are contracting the virus left and right. Just like Jens Lekman was quarantined after a tour, Kasabian's vocalist, Tom Meighan, was diagnosed with Swine Flu during the...

Our favorite man with a ukulele tells us he has been quarantined for contracting the H1N1 virus. In other words, Jens Lekman has the Swine Flu! It's not a great souvenir from his trip to South America, but we're hoping he gets through it all right. After telling an Air France stewardess, "I'm not feeling well, I should see a doctor," and fainting in the bathroom, Lekman has...

You'd be surprised at what this man with a harmonica and a ukulele has in common with a mash-up DJ like Girl Talk. Swedish indie pop singer, Jens Lekman, is known for writing melancholic songs on top of heavy uses of samples. However, his music sounds nothing like mash-up. His lyrics are sometimes misinterpreted because when he tries to be funny, most think he's serious...