This was recommended to me in Mixmag ages ago. After a couple of listens I’m now starting to really enjoy it. The Swedish may be rubbish at most Olympic sports but they can certainly do pop. I’m classifying this as pop as even though it has got a slightly electronic element, it is about 50 BPM too slow to be considered even slightly dancey by me.
Although Youth Novels is more down tempo than either of their efforts, I’ll wager both Lily Allen and Kate Nash went home and had a little cry for their souls after hearing this album. The little Swedish pop pixie is even giving away a free album track on Last.fm called Dance Dance Dance so you can try before you buy.
The highlight for me is the track Breaking it Up. I recommend you give this album a hearing.
Buy? Lykke Li - Youth Novels
I just gave it a listen and it’s not half bad, I’ll have to look into her stuff further. Nice and happy for a friday afternoon, which makes a change from my dark depressing heavy stuff.
Although, now my Last.fm station is playing me lots of whiney assed pop ‘music’. Grrr.
Keep the updates up matey, gives me something to read.
Comment by Andrew Beaton — September 5, 2008 @ 1:07 pm
Farkinell.. Beaton, is that really you?
Thought you were dead!
Comment by holmz — September 8, 2008 @ 12:53 am