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Generally favorable reviews- based on 39 Ratings
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Positive: 32 out of 39
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Mixed: 2 out of 39
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Negative: 5 out of 39
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GuyHDec 6, 2007Equal parts joyous and introspective - a strange combination that works in this case. Some of the compositions are so overblown that a lot of people will dismiss this album instantly as just so much fluff. If it catches you in a particular frame of mind however.
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RGNov 27, 2007The samples that lekman uses always somehow manage to get under and awaken my nostalgic side...his songwriting is refreshing and heightens that mood. it is a little odder- shifts in instrumentations - than his last effort 'when I said I wanted to be your dog', but it fits his delivery style. one of the best of the year.
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JJNov 19, 2007
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ChrisCNov 10, 2007Very enjoyable, very well written album. Jens Lekman has hit his songwriting stride. All the negative reviews for Kortedala seem the same. "OMG, Jens Lekman is kinda dorky and girly! I'm not allowed to like him!" Because if something isn't all indie-ish and 'hardcore' it must be lame. Yeah right.
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PaulCNov 7, 2007If Belle and Sebastian had a love child with Morrisey, this would be that talented bastard's album. Strangely addictive, though relatively midless, pop music.
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smithsgirlOct 30, 2007
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DavidF.Oct 26, 2007For me, album of the year. I'm staggered by the beauty, charm, and humor in these twelve songs.
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emilyw.Oct 26, 2007
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BlairSOct 21, 2007One of the best albums of the year! His best of his three LP releases. Brilliant work, from one of the most brilliant lyricists and entertainers out there today. Absolutely stunning.
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JeffS.Oct 18, 2007Lovely lovely lovely and very funny. Jen Lekman has an original voice, and a tender heart behind the wackiness. I can't get enough of this album.
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DrewOct 17, 2007Great stuff!!! It's like rollerskating through the best memories you never had. It's so rich and beautiful that the melancholy running through it is given an amber glow. Somehow this Swede pulls this off, with it all seeming lighter than air! The vocals remind me of the Magnetic Fields, in a very good way.
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JohnJOct 16, 2007Best album of 2007. Bright, dazzling and fun music joined with witty and clever lyrics.
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BGOct 16, 2007typical jens and that's good.
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Awards & Rankings
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Night Falls Over Kortadela is witty, pretty, silly, and wise; and filled with instantly memorable melodies, thrilling moments of surprise in the arrangements, and laugh-out-loud lyrics.
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With such a sweeping sonic palette, it's a pleasant surprise that the record doesn't crumble under its own auspices.
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Although there are a few individual moments where those qualities round-off and transcend any qualms anybody might have about Lekman's style, that style on its own, minus a map or even the faint corners of a box, can only elicit the slow smile of admiration, not genuine, passionate interest.