Fair play to Jens Lekman, he doesn’t lack for commitment to the bit. Last year’s album Songs For Other People’s Weddings is a fictionalised account of his accidental second life as a wedding singer, the result of a less than ironic reading of an ironically titled song. And tonight’s gig, for its first half at least, is a presentation of that album, cut down in tracklist to its bare narrative essentials but not lacking for plot line, costumes, and indeed a tuxed up tour manager acting as narrator. There are saxophones and flutes and I think at one point an OP-1 is used to manipulate live recordings of said flute? Lekman’s voice is impeccable live, rich and knowing, but earnest and imbued with the emotional weight of the story the album tells. The second half - hard to describe it as an encore with that length - is more a grab bag of Lekman’s other work. As he puts it, when he plays a wedding, it’s really two gigs: the ceremony and the reception. This, then, is the reception; the band cut loose, aiming for euphoria above all else. Personal highlights are the two tracks from Life Will See You Now, including the chorus of Wedding In Finistere that made me oddly emotional in a nostalgic haze. A surprise bonus solo encore of Black Cab after the house lights have already gone up is a treat. I’m able to get Lekman to sign my copy of Life Will See You Now and gush about Postcard #17 being one of my favourite songs full stop; he is generous and tells me the name of the original sample of that song to go and investigate. A stand up gent. Support is from Family Stereo, a band of shaggy young men that clearly reminds Louise of her own boys, whom I look forward to hearing more from in the future.