Lykke Li has released a music video for “Sadness Is A Blessing,” a standout track from her new album, Wounded Rhymes.

The song, a girl-group tribute complete with a “Be My Baby” beat, is one of my favorites off Wounded Rhymes (a lyric at the very start gives the album its title too). But the clip, directed by Tarik Saleh and co-starring Stellan Skarsgård, is an uncomfortably weird one. Li plays a woman who downs a few too many vodka shots and decides this stuffy white-tablecloth restaurant is the perfect place to dance. She throws in a few Axl Rose snake dance moves for good measure.

Li’s been dealing with an unfortunate series of health issues recently — back and hip troubles to a bout with the flu — which meant the cancellation of several European tour dates. Feel better, Lykke!

Purchase Lykke Li – “Sadness Is A Blessing” via iTunes, Amazon MP3.

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