(Indie Pop) [WEB] Lykke Li - I Never Learn - 2014, FLAC (tracks), lossless

Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li (AKA Li Lykke Timotej Svensson Zachrisson) releases her third studio album entitled I Never Learn. The follow up to 2011’s critically-acclaimed Wounded Rhymes is available through LL Recordings / Atlantic Records.

Co-produced by long-time collaborator Bjorn Yttling, Greg Kurstin and for the first time by Lykke herself, I Never Learn is the third and final part in a trilogy. Taking inspiration from her LA surroundings where much of the record was recorded, Lykke commented, "Every song on the album is a power ballad. Like one of those old radio stations. This is a slow dance; a slow burner."

With song titles like "Never Gonna Love Again", "Sleeping Alone" and "Heart of Steel", I Never Learn was inspired by heartbreak and Lykke’s songwriting is all the more devastating for it. One of the lead tracks "No Rest For The Wicked" is key to the whole album. "I wrote it in Sweden when I was packing up my stuff, and I’d just gotten out of a relationship and it was a horrible time. I just had the hurt, shame, sadness, guilt, longing. In the verse, I’m referring to myself pleading guilty but I’m referring to all of us."

About the Artist
Six years before the release of I Never Learn, Lykke’s pop confessional Youth Novels catapulted her into the limelight. Her debut established her as one of those rare gems: an authentic artist, who deals only in raw emotional truth. The album topped every end of year list and allowed her to travel the globe showcasing her stripped down, percussive and frenetic live show to rapturous applause.

2011’s Wounded Rhymes cemented her position as a mainstay in the musical landscape. With its unique mix of 60s girl group vocals, tribal drum fills and a new, more self-assured and powerful vocal performance from Lykke herself, her second studio album secured her more accolades (Swedish Grammy Awards for Best Artist and Best Album), high profile TV appearances (Late Night with David Letterman, Later…with Jools Holland, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) and cover features (Spin, Fader, Notion).