Length 63:22 | Release date 8 June 2005 | |
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Released 8 June 2005 (2005-06-08) Similar Jens Lekman albums, Indie pop albums | ||
At the department of forgotten songs jens lekman oh you re so silent jens
Oh You're So Silent Jens is a compilation album by Swedish indie pop musician Jens Lekman. It was first released on Service on 8 June 2005, and later re-released on 22 November 2005 on Secretly Canadian. The album is composed of previously released tracks taken from Maple Leaves (2003), Rocky Dennis in Heaven (2004), and Julie (2004), as well as "F-word" (2003) from the En Garde Fanzine and "The Wrong Hands" (2004) from the Accelerator Compilation.
Contents
- At the department of forgotten songs jens lekman oh you re so silent jens
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The album cover was designed by the Swedish musician Rasmus Hägg, one half of the balearic duo Studio.
Critical reception
Oh You're So Silent Jens received widespread acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
Amy Phillips of Pitchfork Media gave the album a very positive review, stating, "Oh You're So Silent Jens, his new collection of previously released singles and B-sides, is a marvel of pure songcraft. Clichés unravel, traditional structures break down and build back up again, unpretentious witticisms sparkle. And then there are the sonics of the thing: lo-fi Phil Spector room dividers of sound, unexpected samples, and Lekman's rich, cavernous monotone."
Track listing
All tracks written by Jens Lekman, except where noted.
Personnel
Credits for Oh You're So Silent Jens adapted from liner notes.
Songs
1At the Dept of Forgotten Songs1:33
2Maple Leaves (7" version)3:46
3Sky Phenomenon4:34