Originally posted by Bags:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Does he have any music playing in tv commercials or commercial radio? If not, I agree with you.
I've never heard of him. Likely a reflection on me, but aside from the young kid bands (of hte Fall Out Boy ilk), I've usually heard of the bands playing 9:30. [/b]
Here's the opening paragraph of the allmusic review for "Oh You're So Silent Jens" ... granted, it's kind of hard to get a bad review on allmusic, but this is about as over-the-top as they get:
"If you haven't heard Jens Lekman yet, you're missing out on one of the true pop geniuses of the early 2000s. His sound is a glittering and shiny bedroom pop built on gentle guitars, bold and often hilariously obvious samples, and subtle orchestration and arrangement topped with lyrical turns that brings laughs and heartfelt vocals that bring tears. Lots of people have done the same thing but few are as sweet and sly, few have the musical skills, and few balance the smarts and soul quite so gracefully as Lekman -- maybe Stephin Merritt in his prime, maybe Beck at his most intimate. Maybe."
