Lykke Li - Love Me Like I'm Not Made of Stone [VIDEO]

It's fitting that my return to the blog should be a Lykke Li post, an artist who has made many memorable appearances all throughout my twenties (oh yeah, I'm going to be 30 this year, so that kind of shit is probably going to be coming up far too much in future posts).

If this song had come along in the Springtime or even on a far sunnier day, it may have been a snooze but my reality is that it's unforgivingly cold out there and this sounds like a fucking home run. You hear those melodies? So good.
It's either the timing of "Love Me Like I'm Not Made of Stone" or that Lykke Li is someone whose recorded output I enjoy very much. And it's not that her boat ever really had any barnacles, but a career scrub down is never a bad idea in theory. After 2 solid records, there's no reason to distrust Lykke Li at this point.

You'd have to be a talented individual to pull off such an effectively vulnerable ballad in this century, as the past is a trash heap chock full of that shit. But maybe this is the time to mellow out? Those last Sun Kil Moon and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy albums were sounding pretty good (though they always do) - is THIS the time? Or is this what we do in the afternoons before we rock and roll? Maybe it's for after rock and roll, post-rock if you will. That's when you're kissing girls, and as we all have known since Youth Novels, listening to Lykke Li makes girls want to kiss you.

I Never Learn hits the shelves in the US on May 6th and the illegal blogs a month and a half before that.

Video: I Follow Rivers

To say I'm excited for the new Lykke Li LP is an understatement. Girl is dope! Info:

"I Follow Rivers" video is directed by Tarik Saleh, starring Lykke Li and Swedish Lebanese actor Fares Fares.

Following the footsteps of Andrei Tarkovsky's "The Sacrifice"
it is shot on the magic island of Gotland, Närsholmen to be specific.

Video: Titled.

Lykke Li - Untitled from Lykke Li on Vimeo.

New Lykke Li: I Follow Rivers

A new stream popped up for "I Follow Rivers", the new single from a darker, more radical Lykke Li. It appears on her upcoming "Wounded Rhymes" which it's safe to say we're all excited for.

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MP3: Lykke Li - Breaking It Up

"Youth Novels" seems like old news in the world of online music journalism, but in fact the album has not been commercially available in the United States until August 24th. So the following review can be viewed as a rehash, a reminder or, heaven forbid, something completely new. There's nothing wrong with talking about things we love, that's what makes writing about music fun and educational. So with that said, let's talk about Lykke Li's "Youth Novels".

The album opens with what seems like a whisper but is actually part of a bigger bang and once we get to "Dance, Dance, Dance", the tone is properly set for the 50+ minute journey you've embarked on during which, you will be treated by Lykke Li's gentle, confident vocals and songs that'll touch your soul or make dance where you stand. On paper, "Youth Novels" can easily come off as schizophrenic and uneven, but audibly that couldn't be further from the truth. Obviously, you can mostly count on the fact that everyone has heard at least one Lykke Li song, but what is so fulfilling about her music is that they all can stand on their own, independent from the great picture, but still fit into place like one big puzzle. If you loved that one song, check out another. If you hated that one song (why?!), give another a shot and I am pretty darned positive you'll be swayed.

So come next week, make a friend or knock on an old friend's door. Imported the cd? Get the vinyl! Downloaded the cd? Buy it anyway! With school around the corner and Autumn's sweet embrace in plain sight, you're going to need a record to play for friends and close out there. Well kiddo, enjoy "Youth Novels". I do!

"Youth Novels" is released on August 26th from LL Recordings.

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