Such hype serves as a not-so-subtle push to check things out, because after all, who wants to miss out on the next big thing? So spurred to action, I gave Lykke Li’s debut, Youth Novels, the :30 preview treatment via iTunes. And I’ve got some reservations.
There’s a certain twee-ness present on much of Youth Novels that isn’t really my cup of tea. Four tracks, however, have a little more heft to them and might be worth the download: “Let It Fall,” “Little Bit,” “Breaking It Up,” and first single “I’m Good, I’m Gone.” Check out the oddball clip for “I’m Good, I’m Gone,” which sports a singing/dancing troupe of geriatric actors:
The iTunes Deluxe Edition of Youth Novels features bonus remixes from Black Kids, CSS, and Diskjokke, which I did dig. (Maybe introspection is overrated and folks should work things out on the dance floor.) Unfortunately, those three tracks can’t be purchased as single songs.
So I’m a little iffy about Lykke Li. For the moment, I’ll limit my Swede fascination to Robyn, of whom the hype is real and true.
Purchase Youth Novels (in whole or part) from iTunes, Amazon.
For a free download of “Tonight” from Youth Novels, visit Lykke Li’s website (click on ‘Secret Chapter’).
