Jens Lekman - You Are the Light

You Are The Light is Swedish pop kid Jens Lekman's best, most assured release to date. The EP is bursting with sunny fresh tunes and loaded with great songs and performances. His vocals are an uncanny blend of Morrissey and Jonathan Richman, with a dash of Stephin Merritt thrown in. His writing is catching up to his idols, too. "You Are the Light" is a tour de force of chamber pop, sounding like a mix of a Sarah band, Dexys Midnight Runners, and Orlando. The full horn section, the swirling strings, and the cooing background vocals couple with Lekman's sugar-sweet vocals to make this one his best song yet, and about the best indie pop song of 2004. Read More