Life Will See You Now
| Life Will See You Now | ||||
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| Studio album by Jens Lekman | ||||
| Released | 17 February 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 41:07 | |||
| Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
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Life Will See You Now is the fourth studio album by Swedish indie pop musician Jens Lekman. The album was released on 17 February 2017 through Secretly Canadian. The album's title and release date were first announced on 4 January 2017, accompanied by the release of its lead single, "What's That Perfume That You Wear?"[1]
Background
Lekman had finished a follow-up record to his third studio album I Know What Love Isn't in 2014, but scrapped it after he felt that the finished product "sounded like [he] had given up".[2] The following year, he launched a project he entitled Postcards, which saw him writing and releasing a new song each week of the year, and his more freeform approach to songwriting on Postcards carried over to the making of Life Will See You Now.[2] In an interview about the making of the album, Lekman said: "I wanted it to be a pop record... I Know What Love Isn't was almost an extreme narrowing of the palette I was using, but for this one I wanted it to be more colorful. I wanted there to be more instruments. I was learning about drum machines and electronic instruments when I was making this."[2]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| The Irish Times | [7] |
| The Observer | [8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[9] |
| Record Collector | [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Uncut | 8/10[12] |
| Vice | A[13] |
Life Will See You Now has received highly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 23 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Jens Lekman, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To Know Your Mission" (featuring Loulou Lamotte) | 4:56 | |
| 2. | "Evening Prayer" (featuring Loulou Lamotte) | 4:15 | |
| 3. | "Hotwire the Ferris Wheel" (featuring Tracey Thorn) |
| 4:13 |
| 4. | "What's That Perfume That You Wear?" | 3:30 | |
| 5. | "Our First Fight" | 2:40 | |
| 6. | "Wedding in Finistère" |
| 3:24 |
| 7. | "How We Met, The Long Version" | 4:16 | |
| 8. | "How Can I Tell Him" | 3:56 | |
| 9. | "Postcard #17" | 4:21 | |
| 10. | "Dandelion Seed" | 5:36 | |
| Total length: | 41:07 | ||
Sample credits[14]
- "What's That Perfume That You Wear?" contains samples of "The Path", written by Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton, and William Salter, and performed by Ralph MacDonald.
- "How We Met, The Long Version" contains samples of "Don't Stop Dancin'", written by Alvin Stewart and performed by Jackie Stoudemire.
Personnel
Credits for Life Will See You Now adapted from liner notes.[14]
- Jens Lekman – vocals, handclapping, piano, writing, production
Additional personnel
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Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[15] | 8 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] | 14 |
References
- ↑ Yoo, Noah (4 January 2017). "Jens Lekman Announces New Album Life Will See You Now, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 Feeney, Nolan (5 January 2017). "Jens Lekman announces new album, shares new song". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Reviews for Life Will See You Now by Jens Lekman". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Life Will See You Now – Jens Lekman". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ↑ Walters, Barry (10 February 2017). "Jens Lekman's Life Will See You Now: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ↑ Hann, Michael (9 February 2017). "Jens Lekman: Life Will See You Now review – mordant but joyous indiepop". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ↑ Murphy, Lauren (16 February 2017). "Jens Lekman: Life Will See You Now – happy-sad Swede goes 1980s". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ Mackay, Emily (19 February 2017). "Jens Lekman: Life Will See You Now review – fresh lyrical vim". The Observer. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ↑ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (22 February 2017). "Jens Lekman: Life Will See You Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ Atkins, Jamie (February 2017). "Jens Lekman – Life Will See You Now". Record Collector (463). Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ Grow, Kory (16 February 2017). "Review: Indie Singer Jens Lekman Spins Tales on 'Life Will See You Now'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ Anderson, Jason (March 2017). "Jens Lekman: Life Will See You Now". Uncut (238): 32.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (18 February 2017). "An Incorrigibly Courteous Liar's Last Act: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- 1 2 Life Will See You Now (liner notes). Lekman, Jens. Secretly Canadian. 2017. SC339.
- ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 February 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".