Youth Novels is yet another in a long string of intelligent, nearly infallible pop albums to come out of Sweden in the past few years. Lykke Li's sound falls somewhere between the more bubblegum aspects of Robyn's self-titled album and the craftsmanship of Peter Bjorn and John's Writer's Block. The resemblance to the latter is no coincidence; Youth Novels was admirably produced by Björn Yttling. Yttling's production largely stands back and lets Lykke Li strut her stuff, providing more scaffolding than distraction. And unlike most pop produced in the U.S. these days, the substance of the songs is the selling point. If Lykke Li is part of a Swedish invasion force bent on world domination, let me be the first to defect.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Lykke Li: Youth Novels
Youth Novels is yet another in a long string of intelligent, nearly infallible pop albums to come out of Sweden in the past few years. Lykke Li's sound falls somewhere between the more bubblegum aspects of Robyn's self-titled album and the craftsmanship of Peter Bjorn and John's Writer's Block. The resemblance to the latter is no coincidence; Youth Novels was admirably produced by Björn Yttling. Yttling's production largely stands back and lets Lykke Li strut her stuff, providing more scaffolding than distraction. And unlike most pop produced in the U.S. these days, the substance of the songs is the selling point. If Lykke Li is part of a Swedish invasion force bent on world domination, let me be the first to defect.
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