Mail time, everybody! As previously reported Swedish troubadour Jens Lekman has plans to write, record and release a new song every week this year as part of his Postcard series. He's just delivered a bouncy second instalment, which goes by the chronologically accurate title of "Postcard #2."
Coming off of last week's opening ballad, the new track jazzes things up with a skiffling beat, bright-eyed brass work sampled from Abdullah Ibrahim's "Mamma" and beaming piano tones supporting Lekman's reports of a park day spent sipping hot chocolate beneath a blood orange sun. The song also features a sample of
You'll find Lekman summarizing cutie-patootie babies, life plans and matinee dates, while also totally biting the opening synth hook from Toto's "Africa," down below.
Coming off of last week's opening ballad, the new track jazzes things up with a skiffling beat, bright-eyed brass work sampled from Abdullah Ibrahim's "Mamma" and beaming piano tones supporting Lekman's reports of a park day spent sipping hot chocolate beneath a blood orange sun. The song also features a sample of
You'll find Lekman summarizing cutie-patootie babies, life plans and matinee dates, while also totally biting the opening synth hook from Toto's "Africa," down below.
