Jens Lekman unveils outrageously fun new single "Evening Prayer"

The tune follows "What's That Perfume That You Wear?" and tells the tale of of a guy who uses a 3D printer to make a model of a tumour removed from his body. It's super funky.

As well as the track Lekman has announced his 'Jens Will Loop You Now' competition - compose a loop for his live dates and you can win a ticket:

"While rehearsing with the band I realized there was one song that needed something for its intro, some kind of loop or something. I told Emelie who handles the samples 'we’ll just put like a beat, a sample or something there'. But as I was looking for something in my loop folder today it struck me - maybe some of you would be interested in supplying a piece for this? I won’t tell you what song it is, let’s make that a surprise, but the part should be between 2-20 seconds long, it should be in 117 BPM, 4/4 time, and in the key of F Major.

"You don’t have to be a pro to be part of this. You can for example bang on some pots in your kitchen and just record it on your phone. Just make sure it’s in the right tempo in that case (download a metronome app and listen through your headphones) or whistle a simple melody you’ve made up, just make sure it’s in the right key. Feel free to use any instruments, including your voice.

"If you can, export it as a 24bit WAVE file. But MP3’s and AIFF are ok too. Send links (please do not send attachments!) along with which show you’re interested in to: jwlyn@secretlygroup.com

"I will pick one loop/beat/melody for each city and the lucky winner will get a ticket to that show and hear your composition be mixed into our set!"

Lekman's new album will follow 2012's I Know What Love Isn't and his ambitious Postcard project, which seems to have inspired some of the noises on this upcoming offering (one track's named "Postcard #17" and could be a revamped version of this).

The singer/songwriter has big live plans for 2017 - find out more.