Night Falls Over Kortedala

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Night Falls Over Kortedala
Studio album by Jens Lekman
Released	5 September 2007 (Service) 9 October 2007 (Secretly Canadian)
Genre	Indie Pop
Label	Service Secretly Canadian
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The A.V. Club (B) link Blender link Drowned in Sound (8/10) link The Guardian link NOW link Pitchfork Media (9.0/10) link PopMatters (8/10) link Prefix Magazine (8.5/10) link Rockfeedback link Stylus Magazine (B) Link Tiny Mix Tapes link Yahoo! Music UK link
Jens Lekman chronology
Oh You're So Silent Jens (2005) Night Falls Over Kortedala (2007)
Vinyl cover
Limited edition vinyl picture disc from Service

Night Falls Over Kortedala is the second full length release by Swedish pop singer Jens Lekman. Announced on July 25, 2007 and advertised on Lekman's website as a "a collection of recordings 2004-2007",^[1] the album was released in Scandinavia on the label Service on September 5, 2007 and worldwide on October 9, 2007.

The subject matter includes Lekman's first kiss—supposedly at age 19 ("And I Remember Every Kiss")—and being introduced as the boyfriend of his lesbian friend to her parents ("A Postcard to Nina").

Pre-orders for the Swedish release also include a digital bonus EP, Kalendervägen 113.D, a one track acoustic medley which, according to Lekman, includes "two unreleased songs on it 'The Rain Has Got To Fall' and 'Our Last Swim In The Ocean' as well as a couple of songs from Night Falls... and a Paul Simon song from Graceland I thought was suitable. It's me, a guitar and a loop pedal, nothing else. For those of you who prefer it more au naturale."^[2]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Kalendervägen 113.D (Bonus EP) 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "And I Remember Every Kiss" - 2:59
2. "Sipping on the Sweet Nectar" - 4:11
3. "The Opposite of Hallelujah" - 4:21
4. "A Postcard to Nina" - 5:00
5. "Into Eternity" - 3:44
6. "I'm Leaving You Because I Don't Love You" - 3:48
7. "If I Could Cry (It Would Feel Like This)" - 3:23
8. "Your Arms Around Me" - 5:02
9. "Shirin" - 3:56
10. "It Was a Strange Time in My Life" - 5:08
11. "Kanske Är Jag Kär I Dig" (translation: Maybe I'm in Love with You) - 4:43
12. "Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo" - 4:16

[edit] Kalendervägen 113.D (Bonus EP)

1. Kalendervägen 113.D

Contains:

1. Homeless (Paul Simon cover)
2. The Rain Has Got To Fall
3. Our Last Swim In The Ocean
4. Friday Night At The Drive-In Bingo
5. A Postcard to Nina
6. Shirin
7. I Am Leaving You Because I Don't Love You

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jens Lekman's homepage