Today I've been getting to grips with my new Canon 5D. My trusty Olympus E-510 has done me good over the past few years, but I've been due for an upgrade. It arrived so early that spent the morning in bed randomly photographing my room and getting the hang of it. Then I fell asleep with it on my stomach.
I love Jens Lekman. His last album, Night Falls Over Kortedala, is (in my opinion) one of only a handful of flawless albums to come out in the first decade of the 2000s. I can't fault it. At all.
So, going to Bristol to see him play on a club boat - the Thekla - was pretty awesome. He only played a few dates (three I think) in the UK this time round, but there doesn't seem to be a bad review of a single night and judging by the one we attended I can only agree with what they say. Seeing him was special. This review of his London show from the Guardian sums it up pretty well.
Jens promised the crowd that after the show he wanted to meet everybody and serenade each person individually. I don't know if he managed that - though I hear he did play a few songs for people after - but I did managed to get my copy of Night Falls Over Kortedala signed 'Yours Truly, Jens Lekman' by the man himself. Perfect.
Also: prolific YouTuber, knappafire, filmed every song (expect the first one) and they look / sound great! Been reliving the gig a lot since they went up online, although our perspectives have now meshed in my mind. He's also in a few of my photos, I think. His little compact camera pops up on the right hand side of a few frames.
I'm in two minds about this place. It's a very surreal park. With burnt out bins and graffiti, it's home to a pretty great view over Newport and the Newport Cathedral is directly behind it.
It's football pitch might be lined with graves, which is a little off putting...
