In this chat, we get to meet singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Jens Lekman.
Jens has just put out a new record, entitled Songs for Other People’s Weddings, and it comes alongside a novel of the same name by David Levithan. The two collab’d on this very narrative project, telling a story about a wedding singer named J who has a slightly tumultuous love story with a woman named V. Both are out now, and in this conversation, Jens and I dig deep on the lore of the album, the backstory, the narrative junctures, and what it was like for him to craft a ‘story album’ (something he is a self-proclaimed non-fan of). We talk humor in songs, fact vs. fiction (and which is the better truth-teller), as well as his real life side gig as a wedding singer for hire. Thanks for listening.
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