Lekman explains it all, charisma rolling off his back in endless Swedish sheets, on his website.

Previously: Au Revoir Simone – “Shadows” (Jens Lekman Remix) | All Lekman Posts

Another summer, another season without a new Jens Lekman album — but, thank God, Rawkblog’s favorite foreign romantic has a new mix for us. “A Summer In 3/4 Time” starts with his waltz-time remix of Au Revoir Simone’s originally 4/4 “Shadows” (which I posted yesterday; synergy!) and launches into a half-hour of one, two, three bliss. A fine sequel to last summer’s “The Summer Never Ends,” which featured a snippet of soon-to-be classic “New Directions.” May Jens Lekman never end.

Jens Lekman – A Summer In 3/4 Time Mix by rawkblog

(Full tracklist [and via, of course] on JensLekman.com)

Au Revoir Simone – “Shadows” (Jens Lekman remix): mp3

(Au Revoir Simone’s remix LP, Night Light, is out now)

More: New Music | 2010 Album Release Calendar

Just one tour date, actually: Jens Lekman, The Empty Bottle, Chicago, Ill. New Year’s Eve, 2009. I’ll be on a boat (don’t you ever forget!) but man, I know exactly where I’d be if I wasn’t. New album in 2010, Jens?

Photo by David Greenwald

Jens Lekman – “When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog”: mp3

I just wanted to lick your face.

More Photos: Camera Obscurist

It’s time to sip on the sweet nectar of DJ Jens’ summer jamz. While dude’s taste is immaculate, the best bit of this 30-minute set is the preview of a studio version of Jens’ “New Directions,” a track he’s been playing live that’s no less energetic here. Word is he’ll have a new album out in 2010 — this should help us pass the hours in between.

Jens Lekman – “The Summer Never Ends”: mp3 (left-click)

(Via Jens Lekman) Tracklist after the jump.

(excerpt from) The Summer Never Ends /// I Really Think That We Can Make It Girl /// Nicolette Larsson – Lotta Love /// The Embassy – State 08 /// (excerpt from) New Directions /// Coke Escovedo – I Wouldn’t Change A Thing /// Filippo Trecca – La Morte Dell’erminia /// His name is Mikael Carlsson, her name is Alicia Keys /// Lamont Dozier – Blue Sky and Silver Bird /// Cat Stevens – If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out /// Jeff Perry – Love Don’t Come No Stronger /// Good News – Australia /// Baby’s Gang – America /// American Breed – Always You

As I hinted at in my review of Destroyer’s recent Echoplex gig, bands without a new album to promote tend to be looser, more relaxed — more fun. Not that Jens Lekman doesn’t always bring the Swede-pop party, but even by his standards, this show seemed special. The joyful musician revealed three new tracks, all worthy contenders of LP4: “New Directions,” an upbeat “song about Google maps” he also played when I saw him at the Henry Fonda Theater in 2008; “The End of the World Is Bigger Than Love,” a Field Mice-like strummer that recalled his folkier early work; and “An Argument With Myself,” the funniest of the bunch, a Paul Simonesque lyrical traffic jam sans Simon’s tragic yuppiedom. For the rest of the set he turned mostly toward 2007′s Night Falls On Kortedala, and the more I see Jens — this was my third time — the more it’s obvious he wants to make people dance. For most sad-hearted, sharp-tongued singer-songwriters, this would be the worst move possible, but for Lekman, all his new directions are worth following.

Previously: Live: Jens Lekman at the Henry Fonda Theater, 3.21.08 | at the Troubadour, 11.10.07

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