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Rocky Dennis in Heaven 2004

indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock 10 min EP 3 tracks Service

Rocky Dennis in Heaven is an extended play by Swedish indie pop musician Jens Lekman. It was released on 21 January 2004 on Service. The EP was later released as simply Rocky Dennis on 6 April 2004 on Secretly Canadian. The EP's songs were written about the life and artistic biographies of Roy L. Dennis, who suffered from the extremely rare medical condition known as craniodiaphyseal dysplasia.

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Character

Spare, intimate, classical in form and grave.

sparerichly built
intimateepic
classical in form

Tracks

1Rocky Dennis’ Farewell Song (to the Blind Girl)5:23
2Rocky Dennis in Heaven1:02
3Jens Lekman’s Farewell Song to Rocky Dennis3:55

3 tracks, 10 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Jens Lekman
Label: Service
Released: January 21, 2004
Type: EP
Format: CD
Country: SE

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