Jens Lekman announces new tour dates in October, reveals new song

As we sit (im)patiently for new eagerly awaited Jens Lekman EP to finally see the light of day on 19 September, the Swedish troubadour has announced a short European tour that includes a date at London’s Heaven on October 17th and Manchester’s Band On The Wall two days later on the 19th.

Full dates are as follows:

October
14 – Nijmegen, NL – The Vereniging
15 – Düsseldorf, DE – Schumannsaal Düsseldorf
17 – London, UK – Heaven [Tickets]
19 – Manchester, UK – Band on the Wall
22 – Stockholm, SE – Södra Teatern
24 – Köpenhamn. DK – Jazzhouse
27 – Milano, IT – Salumeria della Musica
29 – Paris, FR – Grande Halle de la Villette (Pitchfork Music Festival)

Jens Lekman will release a five track EP – An Argument With Myself – on 19 September via Secretly Canadian (Service will handle the Scandinavian release). Earlier today Jens leaked the title track via his website. Stream / download ‘An Argument With Myself’ below.

Jens Lekman – An Argument With Myself

We filmed Jens earlier in the year as he performed to a tiny crowd at London’s Nettlefold Hall. Here’s a bittersweet performance of EP track ‘Waiting for Kirsten’.

http://vimeo.com/21247919