Insound Staff Pick - 2008! Excluding the kind of ambition and open defiance of convention that could only come from an artist just barely out of her teens, Youth Novels, while not without its share of bumps, is an extraordinary first album. With famed Swedish pop producer Lasse Marten assisting (the guy behind Kelly Clarkson's ingenious mainstream-to-indie poptimist crossover smash "Since U Been Gone"), Lykke Li and Yttling have created a surprisingly stark-sounding album, an enticing blend of Robyn'   [ read more ]

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Lykke Li's debut EP, released on her own label LL Recordings on home turf in September, has seen her quickly become the most talked about new artist in Sweden. Word spreads quickly across the international blogosphere. Having recently completed her debut album in New York with Bjorn Yttling on production duties (of Peter, Bjorn and John), Lykke Li's recent debut performances in London left packed audiences pleasantly shell-shocked. A master of subtle delivery, leftfield arrangements, a lovelorn melody, and    [ read more ]

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