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Ghostwriting (Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center)
Pop · 2015 · 12 tracks · 43m

Ghostwriting (Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center)

Jens Lekman

Twelve intimate, acoustic-driven vignettes written and recorded in under an hour from strangers' personal stories. A raw, deeply empathetic exercise in pop portraiture.

November 2015

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An incredibly intimate, warm, and empathetic collection of acoustic portraits.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 43m
01
The Love It Takes to Get By
2:21
02
Cartwheels
4:00
03
Northeastern Ascent (version 1)
5:22
04
Northeastern Ascent (version 2)
4:53
05
Emotional Support Animal
2:45
06
What Was Worth Saving
3:43
07
You Were My Sunshine
3:21
08
This Is a Story I Won't Tell Proudly
2:58
09
New Jersey - California
4:14
10
Crews Nest Pool
3:09
11
Tassels
1:57
12
Nevada Desert Ranch
5:16
Moments Worth Listening For
The gentle, acoustic-driven warmth of Cartwheels, capturing a fragile moment of human connection with minimal instrumentation.
The fascinating contrast between the two versions of Northeastern Ascent, showing how a single story can be reinterpreted on the fly.
The raw, conversational delivery on Emotional Support Animal, where the quick-turnaround production makes the vocal feel incredibly close and unpolished.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

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