Swedish songstress Lykke Li, who grabbed the attention of bloggers and music critics in the late 2000s with her gorgeous debut album Youth Novels, stayed away from the spotlight for a long time (too long, her fans will say) to write her sophomore effort. Three years it took her to come up with Wounded Rhymes, co-written and produced by Björn Yttling (of Peter Bjorn and John), but these years were well employed.
Following the success of her quirky debut, Li was often wrongly tagged as just another frail-voiced electronic artist. With her new album, the young artist shows a completely different of her artistic persona. This time around her voice is stronger, huskier and darker and her confident presence shines through. With Yttling’s help she has created a sweet and sour album that constantly navigates between the brash and the quiet, eftortlessly combining pouding drums, multilayered vocals and lush textures.
Sure enough Li’s new tunes have attracted some of the best DJs and producers around and remixes are already popping up left and right.
Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers (Dave Sitek remix)
Lykke Li – Get Some (Beck Remix)
Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix)
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FAMILJEN – MÄNSKLIGHETEN (Electro/SynthPop – Sweden)
May 8, 2011 at 11:17 pm (UTC 1)
[...] maybe you have stumbled upon one of his classy remixes for the likes of Fever Ray, Rex The Dog or Lykke Li. Well, it’s time to dive a little deeper into Familjen’s [...]
MONDAY MIXER #12 [SCANDINAVIAN HOLIDAY]
May 17, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC 1)
[...] in the past 5 to 10 years, with many acts making it big internationally (think Robyn, WhoMadeWho, Lykke Li, The Cardigans). So, what is it that makes Scandinavian music so appealing? Here’s what our [...]
MONDAY MIXER #12 [SCANDINAVIAN HOLIDAY]
May 17, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC 1)
[...] in the past 5 to 10 years, with many acts making it big internationally (think Robyn, WhoMadeWho, Lykke Li, The Cardigans). So, what is it that makes Scandinavian music so appealing? Here’s what our [...]
PETER & THE MAGICIAN – TWIST (Electro/NuDisco – Belgium/France)
June 27, 2011 at 11:18 pm (UTC 1)
[...] Disco that didn’t go unnoticed and he produced remixes for the likes of The Aikiu, Beni, Lykke Li and [...]
umstrum LIVE – PLAYLIST 29/06/2011
June 30, 2011 at 10:11 pm (UTC 1)
[...] Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix) Tracey Thorn – It’s All True Mount Kimbie – Mayor [...]
saturday nite with… TOVE STYRKE + FAMILJEN
October 15, 2011 at 9:28 pm (UTC 1)
[...] As for Familjen, it is the moniker of Johan T Karlsson, singer and multi-instrumentalist who has become something of a household name in his homecountry in the past few years. Internationally, he is best known for his remixes for the likes of Fever Ray, Rex The Dog or Lykke Li. [...]
THE MAGICIAN – REMIXES (Disco/Electro – Belgium)
January 30, 2012 at 7:42 pm (UTC 1)
[...] The Magician dug into his eclectic bag of tricks to put together a devilishly catchy compilation, featuring some of his own tracks (remixed by Plastic Plates or Erkka), some collabs and many remixes he produced for the likes of The Aikiu, Wolf Gang, Tyson, Beni, Yuksek and Lykke Li. [...]
U R MY DISCO // vol.9
February 21, 2012 at 4:44 pm (UTC 1)
[...] 10 – Clock Opera – A Piece Of String (Julien Plaisir de France Remix) 11 – Lykke Li – Dance Dance Dance (Grandtheft Remix) 12 – Feist – Sealion (Chromeo Remix) 13 [...]
SAMEBLOD – UR ROAD (Chillwave/SynthPop – Sweden)
April 8, 2012 at 8:15 pm (UTC 1)
[...] was self-released via BandCamp in 2011 and got them quite a lot of coverage. A few demos and a Lykke Li cover later, Samebold announced in February the imminent release of their first album, Braided [...]
HIGHASAKITE – ALL THAT FLOATS WILL RAIN (Alternative/Pop – Norway)
May 9, 2012 at 9:59 pm (UTC 1)
[...] by artists such as Lykke Li and the movie “Where The Wild Things Are”, Highasakite’s debut album All That [...]
DOE PAORO – BORN WHOLE (Alternative/Pop – US)
June 4, 2012 at 11:49 pm (UTC 1)
[...] a mix of chanty banshee soul with echoes of gospel. Equally influenced by contemporary pop (think Lykke Li or Fever Ray), soul (who said Lauryn Hill?) and Lhamo (a powerful, unusual and vocally acrobatic [...]