[DID NOT ATTEND: November 14, 2025] Jens Lekman/ Yeemz
I have enjoyed Jens Lekman over the years. His Tiny Desk Concert is tremendous. He was even the subject of a request in an episode of Every Little Thing, (a caller could not get a fragment of a song out of his head and it was one of Lekman’s).
But as the years go by and I listen to him less, I’ve lost interest in seeing him. This show sounded interesting (he has, indeed, written songs for other people’s weddings. And this show was basically playing the whole album and then a few bonus songs.
I hadn’t heard the new album at all, and just didn’t feel like going to this one.
yeemz (Yi-Mei Templeman) is a cellist, singer-songwriter, and composer based in Santa Monica, California. She blends musical worlds seamlessly, creating music that is intimate yet universal, intricate yet accessible. A lifelong songwriter, yeemz began composing at the piano, and later developed her signature style—singing while playing the cello like a guitar—after she couldn’t bring her ukulele to college.
She reminds me a bit of Regina Spektor and maybe Mitski in her delivery. She has a pretty voice and seems to play mostly mellow piano songs.
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