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Entertainment Weekly[He] peppers his dour dedications with a deadpan, Morrissey-esque wit. [9 Dec 2005, p.89]
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The result is in some ways immensely pleasing (at its best the quality here is easily the equal of the songs from the proper album), but at seventeen songs and a full hour in length Oh You're So Silent Jens suffers a bit, predictably, from too much of a good thing.
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If you haven't heard Jens Lekman yet, you're missing out on one of the true pop geniuses of the early 2000s.
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The real glory of this record resides in the way in which Lekman blends his bottled sunshine melodies with droll and romantic word play.
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A marvel of pure songcraft.
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It’s promising indeed when an album that most artists would be happy to have as their pièce de résistance still shows plenty of room for growth.
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At times, the album gets a little too sappy for its own good, but it's never enough to derail things.
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There is just something so appealing about such guileless, honest music, music that sounds like it was easily made, and that makes it look so easy to do.
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An ideal introduction to his perpetually growing body or work.
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MojoA surprisingly consistent listen, albeit one that's akin to gorging on Christmas cake. [Feb 2006, p.102]
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Q MagazineLekman is an intriguing bedsit poet whose whispered ramblings can sometimes melt the heart. [Mar 2006, p.108]
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The problem lies in the fact that it’s extremely accomplished, but ultimately boring; there's just no emotional or musical development.
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Slogging through the whole disc for the few shining moments just isn’t worth it.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 30
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Mixed: 1 out of 30
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Negative: 4 out of 30
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AndrewMJan 4, 2007love it
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SaraNov 10, 2006I love him, his lyrics are perfect in everyway, almost
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StevenLFeb 21, 2006A very good listen.