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1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Some great cuts, but a lot of mass-appeal preprocessed pop as well. May 22, 2009
Lykke Li, Youth Novels (EMI, 2008)
I'm sure you've heard "I'm good. I'm gone.", Lykke Li's first single from Youth Novels. It's been pretty much everywhere; TV ads, movie trailers, all over the radio. And with good reason; it's catchy as hell and the lyrics are way off in left field, but still accessible enough that pop zombies who think it's no good if you can't hear it on your favorite adult contemporary station will groove along to it in their cars. Unfortunately, with a few exceptions, the rest of Youth Novels doesn't quite measure up to its first single; there are quite a few tracks here that fall into that vapid-pop trap, never distinguishing themselves from the rest of the overproduced, industry-standard pap that "I'm good. I'm gone." subverts so wonderfully. That's not to say there's nothing else of worth here; I adore the weirdness of "This Trumpet in My Head", and there's a surprising gravity to "Window Blues" one doesn't find much in this sort of light pop music. The problem being that I can use a term like "this sort of light pop music" here and no one will question me, because much of the rest of the album is insanely lightweight. "Dance, Dance, Dance", for example, just plods along sounding like pretty much every other Europop sensation (and yes, while I understand most people think that's a good thing in pop music; I will never understand the idea that predictable, same-sounding music is the way to go). More of the latter here than the former, I'm afraid, though the good songs here are worth the price of admission. ** ½
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
The cover art is an indication this is going to be interesting May 12, 2009
This is a cool cd, it may take a couple of listens to really get into, it's a grower and very melodic, it's simple but don't be fooled by the lyrical content it can at times be profoundly personal.Youth Novels
 Lykke Li Mar 23, 2009
Lykke Li has a very mystical voice and sound to her music. I woke up one night hearing and seeing her on a TV program...I've been hooked ever since. Highly recommend her music.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Even enjoyable for old farts Feb 20, 2009
Seeing some of the ageist comments on here made me reflect..... good music can be enjoyed by anyone... of any age.
This ablem has entertained me for several months now - and i am 62. I was brought up on the staples of hippydom and hard rock, but the album reaches across those boundaries and has given me hours of listening pleasure.
zippydedodah
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Not what I expected---better Feb 16, 2009
Someone said if you're over 20 you won't like this.
I'm male and I'm now 49. I like this. A lot.
But then I also like Isis (not a female pop star) and Robyn and Foghat.
My collection is very far and wide a mix of genres.
Believe or Not I recently saw this artist mentioned on the Kids Post page in the Washington Post (in January I think).
So when I chanced upon her Parlaphone Video for "I'm Good, I'm Gone" on YouTube I thought to give it a try and I was very impressed.
I was not only impressed by her but by the assemblage of musicians for this very acoustic rendering of the track.
It was odd to say the least and not like a lot of vids with flash and sex.
That video led me to track down the album and any single and remix.
She is really fascinating.
I still find it odd that she was featured in the Kids Post section.
Why? She's not like Ms. Spears of 1999 or Ms. Cyrus of 2007.
Also, I don't think this artist was marketed to young teens here in the USA anyway as she is already over 20.
This is not for everyone but it's very interesting.
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