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Night Falls Over Kortedala
Night Falls Over Kortedala is the second studio album by Swedish indie pop musician Jens Lekman. Described as "a collection of recordings 2004–2007" on Lekman's website and in the album's liner notes, "Night Falls Over Kortedala" was released in Scandinavia on the label Service on 5 September 2007 and worldwide on 9 October 2007 through Secretly Canadian.
The subject matter includes Lekman's first kiss—supposedly at age 19 ("And I Remember Every Kiss")—and being introduced as the boyfriend of his lesbian
Night"." "The A.V. Club"s Keith Phipps was more reserved in his praise, writing that Lekman's "straight from the heart" approach is "frequently endearing and occasionally embarrassing, or sometimes both at once."
"Night Falls Over Kortedala" placed at number 23 on "The Village Voice"s Pazz & Jop critics' poll. "Pitchfork" placed it at number 153 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s. The album also made "Paste"s 50 Best Albums of the 2000s, entering the