Run Away With Me - Jens Lekman
Jens Lekman might be my favourite musician. I love sparkly pop instrumentation and incredibly specific lyrics, and he does both of those oh so very well.
I was reading about his latest album on his website. He writes:
I'll tell you what I've been up to since my last album. That album, I Know What Love Isn't came out Sept 2012. I went on tour and it was tough because that album was delicate and sad and understandably not as popular as Night Falls Over Kortedala. So going on tour and playing that album live was tough. A lot of shows were half-full and some nights it just felt like everyone was waiting to hear the old songs. I thought it didn't affect me much but I became sick over and over on those tours.
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In 2014 I sent what I felt was an almost finished record to my label and some friends and was devastated when no one really believed in it. You see, I often feel like my music is all I have, when things go well for my music everything's great. When things go less well I am nothing. So that fall I just went around and felt worthless.
I hate hearing that people who have gifted me with so many worthwhile experiences think they’re worthless. It’s a lot of goddamn people. My favourite writers, my favourite roboticists, and now my favourite musician, too.
Yeah I know it's been a bad year
And I can trace every tear
Back to your little life
But I see a future
For you and I
Why do so many of the good people hate themselves?
I wish I knew. Perhaps then I'd know how to feel a bit more worthwhile myself.
I hope Jens feels like things are going well for his music.