Ritual, trance and 60’s vocals with shoo-wop harmonies and Hammond organ, Swedish alt-pop singer Lykke Li is an unrivalled force of nature as assuredly swaggering into mainstream as Robyn but as unequivocally somber as Scandinavian pop at its indie best.
Having abandoned girlish cute for sensual hurt, Lykke and sister take the stage black on black. From their danceable “I’m good I’m gone” to their “Sadness is a Blessing”, the audience gets tossed between feral chanting and fragile self-reflection in the matter of a few fleeting well-honed bridges.
Don’t let Lykke’s successful induction into the world of the Twilight Saga and Glee fool you. What she has going for her is an ever-growing ability to use her voice in odd ways and an ever-increasing penchant for brilliance and artistry.
