{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3854f6b7-dd07-5986-9cab-9e69ded2bcbd/68c240231f1b04aa321cd031?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. #1012: Jens Lekman","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/620127d84925ed4ea3ec08aa/1757558362212-70bacf0b-a9e5-45fe-8531-423a6d04654f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://jenslekman.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jens Lekman</a> is here to discuss his new album and novel, <a href=\"https://www.jenslekman.com/sfopw.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Songs for Other People’s Weddings</em></a>, life in Sweden, insights about being a musician and also part of an arts community that works on weddings, distinctions between authentic and cheesy music, Frank Sinatra’s album <em>Watertown</em>, working with author David Levithan and conversations they had about love and relationships, staging this album for a tour, an update about new music he’s working on, other future plans, and much more.</p><p><br></p><p>EVERY OTHER COMPLETE <em>KREATIVE KONTROL</em> EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-1012-jens-138632406?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>please subscribe now via this link</strong></a> to hear this full episode. Thanks!</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.bookshelf.ca/home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the Bookshelf</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.planetbeancoffee.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Planet Bean Coffee</a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.grandads.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grandad’s Donuts.</a>&nbsp;Support&nbsp;<a href=\"https://yess.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Y.E.S.S.</a>, <a href=\"https://pridecentreofedmonton.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pride Centre of Edmonton</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.letterscharity.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Letters Charity</a>. Follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https://linktr.ee/vishkhanna\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">vish online</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Related episodes/links:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2025/08/28/ep-1007-chris-deville/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #1007: Chris DeVille</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2025/08/26/ep-1006-the-hives/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #1006: The Hives</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2025/03/06/ep-957-the-burning-hell/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #957: The Burning Hell</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2023/11/14/ep-820-gregg-turkington/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #820: Gregg Turkington</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2020/06/03/ep-545-owen-pallett/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #545: Owen Pallett</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2020/05/05/ep-540-the-magnetic-fields-stephin-merritt/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #540: The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt</a></p>","author_name":"Vish Khanna / Entertainment One (eOne)"}