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When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog
Pop · 2004 · 12 tracks

When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog

Jens Lekman

Sample-delic indie pop. Lush orchestral loops meet deadpan baritone stories about Swedish winters, Seven-Eleven bananas, and romantic mishaps.

April 7, 2004 · Secretly Canadian

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A charmingly awkward and deeply sincere blend of romantic optimism and winter melancholy.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Tram #7 to Heaven
3:06
02
Do You Remember the Riots?
2:30
03
You Are the Light (by Which I Travel Into This and That)
3:23
04
If You Ever Need a Stranger (to Sing at Your Wedding)
3:22
05
Maple Leaves
3:59
06
Silvia
4:57
07
The Cold Swedish Winter
3:50
08
Julie
2:52
09
Happy Birthday, Dear Friend Lisa
3:31
10
Psychogirl
5:28
11
When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog
4:39
12
A Higher Power
3:44
Moments Worth Listening For
The triumphant horn blast and Motown-inflected beat that kicks off track 3, turning a small-town drive into an anthem.
The shift from mundane grocery talk to existential longing in the tram-themed opening track.
The intimate, hushed storytelling of track 7 where the sound of the cold is almost audible in the sparse arrangement.
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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.

How does When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog sound next to the rest of Jens Lekman's catalogue?

Winter+4.0σ

Winter saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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