Lykke Li

On Thursday afternoon I had the good fortune to see The Windish Agency post that there would be a launch party for the Ingrid music collective/label with Lykke Li, Miike Snow and Peter Björn and John, and quickly rallied bloggers and real life pals Tastes Like Caramel, Muumuse & NuWavePony to RSVP and check it out with me. We headed down to The Bowery Hotel shortly after 7pm and upon our timely arrival discovered things were still being set up. On display was a handful of super cool Ingrid...Read Full Story

El Perro Del Mar snuck out a lovely new record last year called Pale Fire, which, like much of the Swedish artist's catalog, nuzzles up to the Lykke Li oeuvre like a wiser, gentler older sister aiming to offer a little comfort... | spin.comRead Full Story

Swedish beauty, Lykke Li, is a modern icon. Following the release of her debut album, Youth Novels, she became an indie music sensation. She is known for her powerful voice, amazing melodies, stick-in-your-head looks, and larger-than-life stage presence. Her music touches in both the electronic and pop genres–giving her mainstream appeal. The Scandinavian singer is bordering on international stardom. When she released her sophomore album, Wounded Rhymes, she transgressed the underground music...Read Full Story

No lies: I’m a huge darkwave fan and I’d say Alex Zelenka is one of the better electronica musicians/ producers out there working in the gloom. Here, Alex took a relatively light and sweet Lykki Li collaboration and deftly inserted his typical industrial buzzing and corrupted the source material (mostly the vocals) to make something much more conducive to an emotion, namely longing.Read Full Story