Night Falls Over Kortedala | ||||
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Studio album by Jens Lekman | ||||
Released | 5 September 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2004–2007 | |||
Genre | Indie pop | |||
Label | Service Secretly Canadian |
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Jens Lekman chronology | ||||
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Night Falls Over Kortedala is the second full length release by Swedish pop singer Jens Lekman. Announced on 25 July 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 5 September 2007 and worldwide on 9 October 2007 through Secretly Canadian.
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"). "And I Remember Every Kiss" contains a short sample from "Theme from Sand Pebbles" also known as "And We Were Lovers" written by Leslie Bricusse and Jerry Goldsmith performed by Enoch Light.
The song "Your Arms Around Me" appears on the soundtrack of the 2009 film, Whip It.[2]
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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."[3]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
The A.V. Club | (B)[5] |
Blender | [6] |
Drowned in Sound | [7] |
The Guardian | [8] |
Pitchfork Media | (9.0/10.0)[9] |
PopMatters | [10] |
Robert Christgau | (A-)[11] |
Stylus Magazine | (B)[12] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [13] |
Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Night Falls Over Kortedala' at number 153 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[14] The Album also made Paste Magazine's 50 Best Albums of the 2000s, entering the list at number 43.[15]
Advance copies of the album came with the bonus EP Kalendervägen 113.D.
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