Jens Lekman Covers Paul Simon
Jens Lekman dropped by WNYC to chat with Soundcheck host John Schaffer and strip his "Burt Bacharach meets Donna Summer" sound for a solo acoustic performance. Jens discusses real life inspiration for his character sketches -- e.g., "Shrin"'s Iraqi immigrant barber and "Postcard"'s beloved Nina (Jens is still close with her lie-detecting foddur). The Swedish songwriter says he doesn't want ...
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