I Know What Love Isn't
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I Know What Love Isn't is the third studio album by Swedish indie pop musician Jens Lekman. The album was released in Europe on 3 September 2012 by Service and in the United States on 4 September 2012 by Secretly Canadian. I Know What Love Isn't was the final album released by Service, who had been Lekman's European label since 2004.[1]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100[2] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
American Songwriter | [4] |
The A.V. Club | B[5] |
The Guardian | [6] |
NME | 7/10[7] |
Pitchfork | 7.7/10[8] |
PopMatters | 8/10[9] |
Q | [10] |
Rolling Stone | [11] |
Uncut | 7/10[12] |
I Know What Love Isn't received positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 28 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jens Lekman
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Every Little Hair Knows Your Name" | 1:26 |
2. | "Erica America" | 3:56 |
3. | "Become Someone Else's" | 4:24 |
4. | "Some Dandruff on Your Shoulder" | 3:41 |
5. | "She Just Don't Want to Be with You Anymore" | 3:53 |
6. | "I Want a Pair of Cowboy Boots" | 2:57 |
7. | "The World Moves On" | 6:11 |
8. | "The End of the World Is Bigger than Love" | 4:41 |
9. | "I Know What Love Isn't" | 3:34 |
10. | "Every Little Hair Knows Your Name" | 3:17 |
Total length: | 38:00 |
Personnel
Credits for I Know What Love Isn't adapted from liner notes.[13]
- Jens Lekman – vocals, bass, beatboxing, guitar, harp, piano, writing, production, recording
- Additional personnel
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Charts
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 3 |
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[15] | 4 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 137 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] | 27 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] | 44 |
References
- ^ Minsker, Evan (31 January 2013). "R.I.P. Service, Swedish Label Behind Jens Lekman, Tough Alliance, Studio, Whitest Boy Alive". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Reviews for I Know What Love Isn't by Jens Lekman". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "I Know What Love Isn't – Jens Lekman". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ Terich, Jeff (30 August 2012). "Jens Lekman, I Know What Love Isn't". American Songwriter. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ DeVille, Chris (4 September 2012). "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ Mossman, Kate (30 August 2012). "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Stevens, Jenny (31 August 2012). "Jens Lekman – 'I Know What Love Isn't'". NME. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (7 September 2012). "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ Bloom, Dave (11 October 2012). "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". Q (185): 83. October 2012.
- ^ Rosen, Jody (4 September 2012). "I Know What Love Isn't". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". Uncut (185): 83. October 2012.
- ^ I Know What Love Isn't (liner notes). Lekman, Jens. Service. 2012. SERV041.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20: 09 September 2012 – 15 September 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Jens Lekman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Jens Lekman Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Jens Lekman Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2013.