From Norway yesterday to Sweden today and the brilliant Lykke Li. It was her megahit Little Bit and debut album Youth Novels that first drew me, but she has gone from strength to strength since. Lykke Li's last album was in 2018, but earlier this year the 10th anniversary edition of 2nd album Wounded Rhymes was released and in October, a new song Bron emerged, hopefully presaging a new album in 2022.
For today's selection, I randomly settled on the setlist for Lykke Li's performance at Lollapalooza in 2014. I wasn't there, and it is heavy with songs from her then-current 3rd album, I Never Learn, but it's as good a selection as any. I've mixed it up a bit by dropping in remixes and acoustic versions of several tracks.
As a bonus, I've included a link to the full Lollapalooza performance on YouTube. A fan has taken a previously out of synch video and re-sequenced it, so every now and then it jumps a bit. Finally, I've included a 2017 performance of I Follow Rivers, featuring Kelsey Lu (a favourite on this blog) and Nancy Whang, perhaps best known for her work with The Juan Maclean and LCD Soundsystem.
1) I Never Learn (Album Version) (2014)
2) Sadness Is A Blessing (Gold Panda Remix) (2011)
3) Just Like A Dream (2014)
4) No Rest For The Wicked (2014)
5) Jerome (iTunes Session) (2010)
6) Dance, Dance, Dance (Buraka Som Sistema Remix) (2009)
7) Little Bit (CSS Remix) (2008)
8) Gunshot (Acoustic) (2014)
9) Never Gonna Love Again (2014)
10) I Follow Rivers (Dave Sitek Remix) (2011)
11) Youth Knows No Pain (Acoustic Version) (2011)
12) Get Some (Remix By Beck) (2010)
2008: Little Bit EP: 7
2009: Dance Dance Dance EP: 6
2010: Get Some EP: 12
2010: iTunes Session: 5
2011: I Follow Rivers EP: 10
2011: Sadness Is A Blessing EP: 2
2011: The Lost Sessions Vol 1. EP: 11
2014: I Never Learn: 1, 3, 4, 9
2014: Gunshot EP: 8
