Lykke Li (Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson) is a Swedish singer-songwriter known for her indie/electropop albums beginning with Youth Novels (2008) and for the international hit "I Follow Rivers."

Born Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (1986-03-18). Debut album Youth Novels released in 2008. Breakthrough single "I Follow Rivers" appears on Wounded Rhymes (2011).

Three DeBaser reviews praise Lykke Li's voice, inventive percussion and the evolution from a timid debut to the darker, compact I Never Learn. Reviewers highlight sophisticated arrangements, choir backing and the international hit "I Follow Rivers." Overall reception across the three reviews is favorable, noting both pop sensibility and artistic growth.

For:Listeners of indie pop, electropop and Scandinavian singer-songwriter music; readers interested in album-by-album artistic development.

 It's always nice to dust off somewhat "dated" debut albums (from my point of view not so much) of singers who are now at the top.

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 I Never Learn is indeed like a river of emotions illuminated by the light of the Moon: one must listen carefully to grasp all its nuances, delve into it, and let oneself be carried away by its melodies and dreamlike atmospheres, highlighted right from the title track, which opens the album with guitars and strings, and present throughout the album, sometimes accompanied by fitting piano lines supported by tribal percussion ("No Rest For the Wicked", "Sleeping Alone", "Just Like a Dream") or subtle hints of electronics (the subdued "Silver Line" and the more imposing "Gunshot"), then moving through elegant acoustic moments ("Love Me Like I'm Not Made of Stone") and even allowing for some gospel touches ("Heart of Steel").

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 The highest moment, however, is undoubtedly the excellent "I Follow Rivers," the second highly acclaimed single, which made her a real hit, complete with a - not entirely desirable - tribute from the American TV series "Glee" (see to believe).

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