I Know What Love Isn't

I Know What Love Isn't
Studio album by Jens Lekman
Released 3 September 2012 (2012-09-03)
Recorded 2009–2012 in Melbourne and Gothenburg
Genre Indie pop
Length 38:00
Label
Producer Jens Lekman
Jens Lekman chronology
Night Falls Over Kortedala
(2007)		 I Know What Love Isn't
(2012)		 Life Will See You Now
(2017)
Singles from I Know What Love Isn't
  1. "Erica America"
    Released: 25 June 2012 (2012-06-25)
  2. "I Know What Love Isn't"
    Released: 10 August 2012 (2012-08-10)
  3. "Become Someone Else's"
    Released: 1 October 2012 (2012-10-01)

I Know What Love Isn't is the third studio album by Swedish indie pop musician Jens Lekman. The album was released in Europe on 3 September 2012 by Service and in the United States on 4 September 2012 by Secretly Canadian. I Know What Love Isn't was the final album released by Service, who had been Lekman's European label since 2004.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
American Songwriter[4]
The A.V. ClubB[5]
The Guardian[6]
NME7/10[7]
Pitchfork7.7/10[8]
PopMatters8/10[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Uncut7/10[12]

I Know What Love Isn't received positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 28 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jens Lekman.

No.TitleLength
1."Every Little Hair Knows Your Name"1:26
2."Erica America"3:56
3."Become Someone Else's"4:24
4."Some Dandruff on Your Shoulder"3:41
5."She Just Don't Want to Be with You Anymore"3:53
6."I Want a Pair of Cowboy Boots"2:57
7."The World Moves On"6:11
8."The End of the World Is Bigger than Love"4:41
9."I Know What Love Isn't"3:34
10."Every Little Hair Knows Your Name"3:17
Total length:38:00

Personnel

Credits for I Know What Love Isn't adapted from liner notes.[13]

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 3
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[15] 4
US Billboard 200[16] 137
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 27
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] 44

References

  1. ↑ Minsker, Evan (31 January 2013). "R.I.P. Service, Swedish Label Behind Jens Lekman, Tough Alliance, Studio, Whitest Boy Alive". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Reviews for I Know What Love Isn't by Jens Lekman". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "I Know What Love Isn't – Jens Lekman". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Terich, Jeff (30 August 2012). "Jens Lekman, I Know What Love Isn't". American Songwriter. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  5. ↑ DeVille, Chris (4 September 2012). "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  6. ↑ Mossman, Kate (30 August 2012). "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Stevens, Jenny (31 August 2012). "Jens Lekman – 'I Know What Love Isn't'". NME. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  8. ↑ Zoladz, Lindsay (7 September 2012). "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  9. ↑ Bloom, Dave (11 October 2012). "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". Q (185): 83. October 2012.
  11. ↑ Rosen, Jody (4 September 2012). "I Know What Love Isn't". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn't". Uncut (185): 83. October 2012.
  13. ↑ I Know What Love Isn't (liner notes). Lekman, Jens. Service. 2012. SERV041.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  15. ↑ "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20: 09 September 2012 – 15 September 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Jens Lekman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "Jens Lekman Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Jens Lekman Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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