Albums of the Decade - 50. Jens Lekman - Life Will See You Now (2017)

50. JENS LEKMAN - LIFE WILL SEE YOU NOW (2017) 

A fizzy sherbert of spring life, spring fever, spring in your step kind of album by one of the most earnest singer-songwriters out there. Spinning yarns was the thread here. It smells of sandalwood, just as per "What Is That Perfume You Wear" - Lekman was 36 when he wrote this - probably the kind of age that craving comforts kick in.

I have butterflies in my stomach as I type this and it's maybe this album that does it to me as when it came out I was in a hell of a situation in Stuttgart, Germany living in a place that was not my place - trying to make the most of a bad situation - which is what a lot of this aesthetic is about for Jens. He's come a long, long way and matured immensely since 2005 when he sang about killing the party again in "Black Cab." And that is what makes his crescendo-like career even more beautiful; rose petals in toilet times.

Albums of 2012 - 23. Jack White - Blunderbuss

23. JACK WHITE - BLUNDERBUSS

The man who burst onto the scene around 15 years ago, had an illustrious career with The White Stripes, declared that there should be no cars on the road, played on "is she his wife or his sister?" ambiguity with Meg White; Jack White has it all - the blues, the raw talent and some classic, enigmatic WTF.

This LP utilizes everything that came before it - a belter of a six disc discography with the Stripes and cumulated in a lovely blues offering. Less spectacle than before, meaning less pressure. The brakes were off, but the instrumentation and songwriting was even richer and graceful. Can't really stammer "one to watch" but White looks set for a glistening solo career after this debut solo outing. :)