At first listen, Swedish songstress Lykke Li sounds like a whining puppy who can only cry in tiny beeps.
I just want to grab little Lykke by the neck and shout, “Project, girlfriend! Sing out! Use that diaphragm!”
Lykke Li : “Dance, Dance, Dance” (mp3)
But the more I listen to her U.S. debut, Little Bit EP, the more I understand the appeal of her minimalistic approach to vocalese, the tiny oohs and aahs at just the right, the refusal to screech like Björk being attacked by a swan. All good things, really.
Little Bit is out today, and Lykke Li will be touring North America for the first time this spring on a double headlining bill with fellow Swedes El Perro Del Mar and special guest Anna Ternheim. There aren’t coming to Minneapolis, so don’t get your hopes up, friends.
Her debut album, Youth Novels, has already been released overseas and is sure to be headed across the pond sooner than later.
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