top 5 for the week of 18 november 2011

1. valley of the giants - whaling tale


2. the decemberists - mariner's revenge song


3. jens lekman - i don't know what to do with this information (maida vale session)
Jens Lekman - 'I Don't Know What To Do With This Information' (Maida Vale Session) by stripeyjumper

4. florence + the machine - hurricane drunk


5. the depreciation guild - my chariot

jens lekman announces fall 2011 tour & new EP

The darling of Sweden Jens Lekman recently announced a spate of fall 2011 tour dates. His scheduled appearances so far stretch from the end of September until October and land on both the American and European continents. No Atlanta date announced so far.

Sept 28 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Sept 29 - San Francisco, CA - California Academy of Sciences
Oct 1 - Seattle, WA - Columbia
Oct 3 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
Oct 5 - Washington DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Oct 6 - Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Ethical Society
Oct 7 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Oct 8 - Boston, MA - Somerville Armory
Oct 9 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
14 oct - Nijmegen, NL - The Vereniging
15 oct - Düsseldorf, DE - Schumannsaal Düsseldorf
17 oct - London, UK - Heaven
19 oct - Manchester, UK - Band on the Wall
22 oct - Stockholm, SE - Södra Teatern
24 oct - Köpenhamn. DK - Jazzhouse
27 oct - Milano, IT - Salumeria della Musica
29 oct - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Music Festival

He's announced a new EP will be released in September. I suspect he'll be touring to support it. You can listen to a track off the EP, title "An Argument with Myself" and download it here.

top 5 for the week of 14 march 2011

1. jens lekman - and i remember every kiss




2. cloud nothings- should have





3. dirty beaches - lord knows best (does this sound like the national on heroin to anybody else?)





4. white fence - lillian (won't you play drums)

White Fence - Lillian (Won't You Play Drums?) by forcefieldpr

5. tennis - take me somewhere