Night Falls Over Kortedala

Night Falls Over Kortedala
Studio album by Jens Lekman
Released	5 September 2007
Recorded	2004–2007
Genre	Indie pop baroque pop
Length	50:31
Label	Service Secretly Canadian
Producer	Jens Lekman
Jens Lekman chronology
Oh You're So Silent Jens (2005) Night Falls Over Kortedala (2007) I Know What Love Isn't (2012)

Night Falls Over Kortedala is the second full-length release by Swedish indie pop singer Jens Lekman. Announced on 25 July 2007, and advertised on Lekman's website as "a collection of recordings 2004-2007",^[1] the album was released in Scandinavia on the label Service on 5 September 2007 and worldwide on 9 October 2007 through Secretly Canadian.

The subject matter includes Lekman's first kiss—supposedly at age 19 ("And I Remember Every Kiss")—and being introduced as the boyfriend of his lesbian friend to her parents ("A Postcard to Nina"). "And I Remember Every Kiss" contains a short sample from "Theme from Sand Pebbles" also known as "And We Were Lovers" written by Leslie Bricusse and Jerry Goldsmith performed by Enoch Light.

The song "Your Arms Around Me" appears on the soundtrack of the 2009 film, Whip It.^[2] And "Wubbzy & Widget's Big Movie"

Release

Pre-orders for the Swedish release also include a digital bonus EP, Kalendervägen 113.D, a one track acoustic medley which, according to Lekman, includes "two unreleased songs on it 'The Rain Has Got to Fall' and 'Our Last Swim in the Ocean' as well as a couple of songs from Night Falls... and a Paul Simon song from Graceland I thought was suitable. It's me, a guitar and a loop pedal, nothing else. For those of you who prefer it more au naturale."^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The A.V. Club	B[6]
Blender	[7]
Entertainment Weekly	A–[8]
The Guardian	[9]
MSN Music	A–[10]
Pitchfork Media	9.0/10[11]
PopMatters	8/10[12]
Spin	[13]
Uncut	[14]

Night Falls Over Kortedala has received widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 27 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".^[15]

Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Night Falls Over Kortedala' at number 153 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.^[16] The Album also made Paste Magazine's 50 Best Albums of the 2000s, entering the list at number 43.^[17]

Kalendervägen 113.D

Advance copies of the album came with the bonus EP Kalendervägen 113.D.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jens Lekman. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"And I Remember Every Kiss"	2:59
2.	"Sipping on the Sweet Nectar"	4:11
3.	"The Opposite of Hallelujah"	4:21
4.	"A Postcard to Nina"	5:00
5.	"Into Eternity"	3:44
6.	"I'm Leaving You Because I Don't Love You"	3:48
7.	"If I Could Cry (It Would Feel Like This)"	3:23
8.	"Your Arms Around Me"	5:02
9.	"Shirin"	3:56
10.	"It Was a Strange Time in My Life"	5:08
11.	"Kanske är jag kär i dig" (English: Maybe I'm in Love with You)	4:43
12.	"Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo"	4:16
Total length:		50:31

Additional personnel

Lars-Erik Grimelund – drums Stefan Sporsén – brass Ellen Hjalmarsson – strings Markus Görsch – drums Tammy Karlsson – drums, bongos Frida Thurfjell – saxophone Karin Krantz – trombone Kristin Lidell – trumpet, accordion Ben Swanson, Viktor Sjöberg – handclaps Clare Canzoneri – harp El Perro Del Mar – backing vocals

Emma Bates – backing vocals Frida Hyvönen – backing vocals Ulrika Mild – backing vocals Magnus Carlsson – backing vocals Michael Leonhart – backing vocals Ellen Hjalmarsson – violin Ida Rosén – viola Elsa Wikström – violin Mikaela Robsahm – cello Björn Almgren – saxophone

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18]	31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19]	1
US Billboard 200[20]	192

References

1. "Discography - official Jens Lekman website". Retrieved 2007-08-18.
2. IMDb listing. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
3. Lekman, Jens (31 August 2007). "Smalltalk: 31 August 2007". Jens Lekman. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
4. "Reviews for Night Falls Over Kortedala by Jens Lekman". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
5. Sendra, Tim. "Night Falls Over Kortedala – Jens Lekman". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
6. Phipps, Keith (9 October 2007). "Jens Lekman: Night Falls Over Kortedala". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
7. Dombal, Ryan. "Night Falls Over Kortedala". Blender. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
8. Greenblatt, Leah (26 October 2007). "Night Falls Over Kortedala". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
9. Clarke, Betty (19 October 2007). "Jens Lekman, Night Falls Over Kortedala". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 29 August 2012.
10. Christgau, Robert (April 2008). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
11. Hogan, Marc (5 September 2007). "Jens Lekman: Night Falls Over Kortedala". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
12. Begrand, Adrien (8 October 2007). "Jens Lekman: Night Falls Over Kortedala". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
13. Petrusich, Amanda (November 2007). "Jens Lekman: Night Falls Over Kortedala". Spin 23 (11): 121. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
14. "Jens Lekman: Night Falls Over Kortedala". Uncut (126): 110. November 2007.
15. "Night Falls Over Kortedala – Jens Lekman". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
16. Pitchfork staff (28 September 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
17. Paste staff (November 2, 2009). "The 50 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
18. "Norwegiancharts.com – Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
19. "Swedishcharts.com – Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
20. "Jens Lekman – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Jens Lekman. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

External links

• Jens Lekman's homepage