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Quiz time, Texans, Georgians, and Floridians: what's the opposite of the opposite of hallelujah? Stumped, are ya? Prepare thy exhortations and behold: Jens Lekman is coming!

Yes, the sweet-as-pie Swede is throwing dates on his currently-in-progress fall tour in much the same lovingly haphazard fashion as he does samples of old records on his LPs. The four recently added gigs are all, according to Jens' website, "soloshows," which we're guessing means a ukelele-wielding Jens and not much else. Mister, toss in a little whistling and you got yourself a deal.

And, just in case you miss Jens on his generous but all-too-rare North American appearances, you can buy Night Falls Over Kortedala October 9 from Secretly Canadian, and maybe snag the bonus disc while you're at it.

Lekman:

09-20 Gothenburg, Sweden - Nevertiti $
09-21 Hässleholm, Sweden - Markan $
09-22 Malmö, Sweden - Inkonst (early show)
09-22 Malmö, Sweden - Inkonst $
09-26 Gävle, Sweden - Spegeln $
09-27 Linkoeping, Sweden - Herrgarn $
09-28 Stockholm, Sweden - Kagelbanan (early show)
09-28 Stockholm, Sweden - Kagelbanan $
09-29 Moscow, Russia - IKRA Club
10-02 Skelleftea, Sweden - Pinkerton
10-03 Umeå, Sweden - Scharinska
10-04 Norrköping, Sweden - Hugo Konsert Republik
10-05 Helsingborg, Sweden - The Tivoli
10-06 Jönköping, Sweden - Bongo Bar
10-23 Bloomington, IN - Jake's #
10-25 Washington, DC - Black Cat #
10-26 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church #
10-27 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
10-29 Boston, MA - Paradise #
11-01 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom #
11-02 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium #^
11-03 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club #^
11-06 Seattle, WA - Nectar #!
11-07 Portland, OR - Someday Lounge #!
11-09 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club #!
11-10 West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour #!
11-13 Dallas, TX - Granada &
11-14 Austin, TX - Parish
11-15 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
11-16 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
11-27 Manchester, England - Sacred Trinity Church
11-28 Leeds, England - Holy Trinity Church
11-29 Sheffield, England - The Plug %
11-30 Manchester, England - Academy 2 %
12-01 Glasgow, Scotland - QMU %
12-03 Gateshead, England - The Sage 2 %
12-04 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms %
12-05 Bristol, England - Academy %
12-07 Oxford, England - Academy %
12-08 Brighton, England - Concorde 2 %
12-09 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire %
12-11 London, England - The Luminaire
12-12 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's

$ with Todd Barry
# with Viktor Sjöberg (closing set)
^ with Dave Fischoff
! with Throw Me the Statue
& with Sarah Jaffe
% with Josh Rouse