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Youth Novels

~ Lykke Li
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  • Audio CD (9 Jun 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Warner
  • ASIN: B0017PCW9E
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,951 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Melodies & Desires
2. Dance, Dance, Dance
3. I'm Good, I'm Gone
4. Let It Fall
5. My Love
6. Tonight
7. Little Bit
8. Hanging High
9. This Trumpet In My Head
10. Complaint Department
11. Breaking It Up
12. Everybody But Me
13. Time Flies
14. Window Blues

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While at first it’s tempting to bracket youthful Stockholm pop starlet Lykke Li and her fine debut album Youth Novels in with Annie and Robyn and all those other blog-friendly Scandinavian pop songstresses, in all truthfulness it’s not a comparison that quite works. While those artists take a quite glossy, polished approach to pop artistry, Youth Novels sometimes feels quite makeshift in its design: an experimental record, albeit one that attempts to make sweet, addictive songs from unusual or unconventional elements. At first, you worry that her voice is too slight: on "Dance Dance Dance" she sounds childlike and slight, backed by little but looped percussion and thrumming bass –- but the song gradually, majestically finds its feet, as first a madly soloing saxophone and then a full choir spirits in to her aid. And as it turns out, Lykke Li is actually a pretty tough cookie. "Little Bit" is superb confessional pop, a wispy lament over the lover that values you less than you value them, while "Complaint Department" is a wonderfully stern electro rattle built from fuzzy bass and tense drums, and a fabulously terse delivery: "If you want to complain/We are not the complaints department". Not that you will, of course: Youth Novels is a touching, intelligent debut, well worthy of attention.--Louis Pattison

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'Youth Novels' is the debut album from Swedish singer songwriter Lykke Li. Produced and recorded by Peter, Bjorn And John's Bjorn Yttling, the album's mix of simple electro and quirky indie pop sits perfectly below Li's breathy, pixie-likevocals and has seen her compared to Iceland's biggest export, Bjork. The singles 'Breaking It Up' and 'Little Bit' are included.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Swedish Indie Pop, 17 May 2008
By James B. Spink "Jim" (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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Swedish indie pop artist Lykke Li Zachrisson , better known to us as just plain old Lykke Li, has now recorded a full length album as a follow up to her debut three track EP, Little Bit, which was released last year. Like the earlier release this is on her own LL label and was produced by Bjorn Yttling (of Peter, Bjorn & John) who also co-wrote these tracks with her. This album, Youth Novels, was recorded in New York.

Some people may also remember Lykke Li from the songs she made for her MySpace profile a few years ago; ethereal, but sensual, vocals against a slightly bass heavy sound, again courtesy of Bjorn. These songs proved very popular in Sweden and also around the world by those who were lucky enough to discover them.

This current set has 14 tracks and runs for a little over 50 minutes, it flows well as an album and Bjorn's production work holds the whole thing together well. There are echoes of Goldfrapp here and there, and a hint of Kate Nash in some of Lykke's vocals, but otherwise the album has it's own distinctive and varied feel. A couple of tracks are strong enough to be successful singles, and a slightly edited version of "Tonight" could well be a big summer hit - great hook - if it gets the exposure.

For me, however, Lykke's voice, although very good, isn't great and by the end of the album started to sound slightly unexciting. It's interesting enough for a few tracks, and distinctive enough to be easily recognisable on the radio, useful for the singles market. It can sometimes be difficult for European acts to get exposure to the UK market, and how much promotion this album gets could determine it's success or failure here. I'm sure this album will do very well in her native Sweden however, and will prove to be very popular with her international fan base who I'm sure have been eagerly awaiting this release for months.
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9 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An experimental album full of promise., 30 May 2008
By John Nunn (Coventry, U.K.) - See all my reviews
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This album is full of vibrant tracks which can easily be listened to and appreciated for the artistic beauty they convey. The haunting voice blends well with the muted tones of harpsichords, flutes, and theremins. I would not normally purchase such an album but I am pleasantly surprised by how pleasant this was to listen to.

I will certainly be awaiting the next album from the quite obviously talented Lykke Li.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bedsit neon-pink gloomdisco, 17 May 2008
By Pundit "OEJ" (England) - See all my reviews
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It's sometimes easier to listen to a debut album with absolutely no preconceptions of what to expect, and in this case no other Amazon reviews to colour my judgement. I have no other albums that could be compartmentalised alongside Youth Novels or indeed anything that Swedish-born Lykke Zahrisson is ever likely to create, and although it wouldn't be a stretch to come up with a couple of 'she sounds like....' to help you out, I believe when someone sounds truly original then they should be described as such: unique. In a way this could almost epitomise what I sometimes see as 'world music' as there seem to be so many cultural influences all working in harmony here, yet it's difficult to pick one out and say that it is the governing style or influence. 21-year-old Zahrisson's pseudonym Lykke Li is Chinese for "maybe", so maybe you will like her music and maybe you won't, it's very difficult to be sure, but personally I did and her album is on repeat play at this moment and will remain so for a while yet. While all around her are women singing soulful and deep, Li hiccups and squeaks, with such sweet sadness, like there's no tomorrow, about yesterday's regrets and today's sorrows. Not for her the raspy knowing bellow of the likes of Amy or Duffy; instead she does hushed and breathy, ethereal and distracted, more licklegurl lost than lovelorn lady, over lo-fi electronic melodies that sound at once perky and morose, upbeat and mournful.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Youth Novels should be in everyone's collection
I heard this on BBC's coverage of Glastonbury last year when she did a session for Jo Whiley. Absolutely stunning album, she has a great voice and soulful melodies combining with... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Paul Mynard

4.0 out of 5 stars Stunning atmospheric debut
For a country which produces so many artists it takes something special from a debut artist to make me listen more than a couple of times, this did it. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. L. Mullin

4.0 out of 5 stars Love is a symphony
For the record, Lykke Li has one of the most punnish stage names in all of the pop world.

Fortunately the obvious jokes are no reflection on the talents of this... Read more
Published 18 months ago by E. A Solinas

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, Breezy Pop
I'd never heard of Lykke Li before, but I'm sure we'll all be hearing a lot more of her after word gets around about her debut album. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Particular Press

3.0 out of 5 stars Sweet & Gentle
I found Lykke Li's voice angelic & sweet. Her style reminds me of the Cardigans & alittle bit Bjork. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Q

1.0 out of 5 stars Music for dead people
I can't think of a single reason why anyone would want to listen to this tedious stuff, except maybe Swedish indie-pop completists. Well, there might be one, you never know. Read more
Published 19 months ago by P. Bryant

3.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking AND slightly irritating
As the old joke never went, you don't have to be Scandinavian to musically conquer the UK, but it helps. Read more
Published 19 months ago by IWFIcon

4.0 out of 5 stars More quality Scandinavian pop
This is broadly in the steam of previous Scandinavian indie-pop outfits The Cardigans and The Concretes, but it is a lot more lo-fi and edged more towards the indie than pop side... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Ian Shine

4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky and off the wall
Lykke Li falls into the same category as many Scandinavian artists - quirky, kooky but also very talented. Read more
Published 19 months ago by sf20

4.0 out of 5 stars Ethereal
This is a bit of a niche album, but pretty good if you're into that sort of thing. Reminiscent of Sigur Ros or the more electronic burblings that Radiohead sometimes put out, it... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Cuban Heel

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