Jens Lekman shares second track in ‘Postcard’ series

Jens Lekman recently announced that, as a bit of a special New Years resolution, he will be sharing a new track every week, in a special series he’s entitled the ‘Postcard’ series. Alongside working on recordings for a forthcoming new album, he has promised to collate his thoughts and transform them into song at least once a week for up to a year. The first track was shared at the beginning of the month, with the Swedish musician confirming:

“Here’s my new years resolution for 2015: While working on my next album, I will sit down once a week, write down my thoughts, turn them into a song and share it with you directly. Think of these little songs as postcards. Little greetings from me to you.”

The second of the tracks - which Lekman has decided to title numerically - was shared this weekend. On ‘Postcard #2’, he samples African musician Abdullah Ibrahim’s song “Mamma.”, and produces a more traditional track than the previously shared ‘Postcard #1’. A smooth jazz number, it moves away from the piano-styled ballad of ‘#1’, which sparks intrigue as to how far Lekman might explore and experiment with his forthcoming album.

Listen to ‘Postcard #2’ below.