I Know What Love Isn't
| I Know What Love Isn't | ||||
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| Studio album by Jens Lekman | ||||
| Released | 3 September 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2009-2012 in Melbourne and Gothenburg | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 38:00 | |||
| Label | Service, Secretly Canadian | |||
| Jens Lekman chronology | ||||
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I Know What Love Isn't is the third studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman. The album was released in Europe on 3 September 2012 and in the United States on 4 September 2012 through Secretly Canadian. I Know What Love Isn't was the final album released by Service Records, who had been Lekman's European label since 2004.[1]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The A.V. Club | B[4] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[5] |
| The Guardian |  [6] |
| NME | 7/10[7] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.7/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Uncut | 7/10[12] |
I Know What Love Isn't received positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 28 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by Jens Lekman.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Every Little Hair Knows Your Name" | 1:26 |
| 2. | "Erica America" | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Become Someone Else's" | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Some Dandruff on Your Shoulder" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "She Just Don't Want to Be with You Anymore" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "I Want a Pair of Cowboy Boots" | 2:57 |
| 7. | "The World Moves On" | 6:11 |
| 8. | "The End of the World Is Bigger than Love" | 4:41 |
| 9. | "I Know What Love Isn't" | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Every Little Hair Knows Your Name" | 3:17 |
Total length: |
38:00 | |
References
- ↑ Minsker, Evan (31 January 2013). "R.I.P. Service, Swedish Label Behind Jens Lekman, Tough Alliance, Studio, Whitest Boy Alive". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- 1 2 "Reviews for I Know What Love Isn't by Jens Lekman". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ Sendra, Tim. "I Know What Love Isn't – Jens Lekman". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ↑ DeVille, Chris (4 September 2012). "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ↑ Madden, Michael (7 September 2012). "Jens Lekman – I Know What Love Isn't". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Mossman, Kate (30 August 2012). "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Stevens, Jenny (31 August 2012). "Jens Lekman – 'I Know What Love Isn't'". NME. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ↑ Zoladz, Lindsay (7 September 2012). "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ↑ Bloom, Dave (11 October 2012). "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". PopMatters. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ↑ "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". Q (185): 83. October 2012.
- ↑ Rosen, Jody (4 September 2012). "I Know What Love Isn't". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". Uncut (185): 83. October 2012.
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