Oh You're So Silent Jens
| Oh You're So Silent Jens | ||||
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| Released | 8 June 2005 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 63:22 | |||
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| Producer | Jens Lekman | |||
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Oh You're So Silent Jens is a compilation album by Swedish indie pop musician Jens Lekman. It was first released on Service on 8 June 2005, and later re-released on 22 November 2005 on Secretly Canadian. The album is composed of previously released tracks taken from Maple Leaves (2003), Rocky Dennis in Heaven (2004), and Julie (2004), as well as "F-Word" (2003) from a CD distributed in the fanzine En Garde and "The Wrong Hands" (2004) from the Accelerator compilation.[1]
The album cover was designed by the Swedish musician Rasmus Hägg, one half of the duo Studio.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[6] |
| Stylus Magazine | A−[7] |
| Uncut |  [8] |
| Vice | A−[9] |
Oh You're So Silent Jens received widespread acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Amy Phillips of Pitchfork gave the album a very positive review, stating, "Oh You're So Silent Jens, his new collection of previously released singles and B-sides, is a marvel of pure songcraft. Clichés unravel, traditional structures break down and build back up again, unpretentious witticisms sparkle. And then there are the sonics of the thing: lo-fi Phil Spector room dividers of sound, unexpected samples, and Lekman's rich, cavernous monotone."[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jens Lekman, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "At the Dept. of Forgotten Songs" | 1:32 | |
| 2. | "Maple Leaves" (EP version) |
| 3:59 |
| 3. | "Sky Phenomenon" | 4:34 | |
| 4. | "Pocketful of Money" | 4:20 | |
| 5. | "Black Cab" | 4:54 | |
| 6. | "Someone to Share My Life With" | Treacy | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Rocky Dennis' Farewell Song" | 5:22 | |
| 8. | "Rocky Dennis in Heaven" | 1:02 | |
| 9. | "Jens Lekman's Farewell Song to Rocky Dennis" | 3:55 | |
| 10. | "Julie" (Remix) | 3:02 | |
| 11. | "I Saw Her in the Anti War Demonstration" | 3:11 | |
| 12. | "A Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill" | 3:27 | |
| 13. | "A Man Walks into a Bar" | 4:20 | |
| 14. | "Another Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill" | 3:22 | |
| 15. | "F-Word" | 4:36 | |
| 16. | "The Wrong Hands" | 4:21 | |
| 17. | "Maple Leaves" (7" version) |
| 3:45 |
| Total length: | 63:22 | ||
Personnel
Credits for Oh You're So Silent Jens adapted from liner notes.[10]
- Jens Lekman – writing, performance, engineering, production, recording
- Additional personnel
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References
- ^ "Collections". JensLekman.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Oh You're So Silent Jens by Jens Lekman". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Oh You're So Silent Jens – Jens Lekman". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ Dombal, Ryan (9 December 2005). "Jens Lekman: Oh You're So Silent Jens". Entertainment Weekly: 89.
- ^ a b Phillips, Amy (27 November 2005). "Jens Lekman: Oh You're So Silent Jens". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ Begrand, Adrien (17 November 2005). "Jens Lekman: Oh You're So Silent Jens". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Mathers, Ian (3 December 2005). "Jens Lekman – Oh You're So Silent Jens – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 February 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "Jens Lekman: Oh You're So Silent Jens". Uncut (106): 85. March 2006.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (18 February 2017). "An Incorrigibly Courteous Liar's Last Act: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Oh You're So Silent Jens (liner notes). Lekman, Jens. Service. 2005. SERV020.
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