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An Argument With Myself
Pop · 2011 · 5 tracks · 17m

An Argument With Myself

Jens Lekman

Witty, sample-heavy indie pop that turns social anxiety and travel mishaps into lush, orchestral vignettes. A masterclass in the neurotic baritone.

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It's like a collection of funny, sad short stories set to the catchiest samples you've ever heard.

A bright, rhythmically playful exterior masking a deeply neurotic and observant inner world.

An Argument With Myself · vs · Jens Lekman
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The instrumentation foregrounds sampler notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 17m
01
An Argument With Myself
3:44
02
Waiting for Kirsten
3:45
03
A Promise
4:32
04
New Directions
2:40
05
So This Guy at My Office
2:58
Moments Worth Waiting For
The bright, highlife-influenced guitar lick that kicks off the title track, providing a sunny contrast to the lyrical anxiety.
The cinematic swell of strings on 'A Promise' that elevates a mundane story about a sick friend into something grandly tragic.
The rhythmic, spoken-word delivery on 'So This Guy at My Office' where the beat mimics the mundane pulse of a workplace.
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