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"When you're dancing, you free your emotions and say things you can't with words. You'd never tell how shy I am if you saw how I dance..." The album Youth Novels', in all its minimalist brilliance, was recorded with Bjorn over the last 10 months.Youth Novels' weaves its way through 14 perfectly-realised chapters. You'll hear harpsichords, flutes, and theremins throughout the album but you'll also hear Lykke Li's magnificently brittle, candy coated vocals. The record is like a well-thumbed paperback which falls open, again and again, on the same pages: love, loneliness, frustration and obsession. The chronicles of LL's life so far, told with unusual honesty. It includes recent single Little Bit' (released to much acclaim on Moshi Moshi earlier this year), continues with the punchy throb of I'm Good I'm Gone', and brilliant tracks like reluctant breakup anthem Breaking It Up', Let It Fall' and Hanging High'. Throughout, there's a sense of momentum and a pursuit of some unobtainable goal. "I don't think I'll ever be satisfied and calm," Lykke Li admits. "Even now I wonder how I'm going to live a whole lifetime, feeling how I do now..."

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While at first its tempting to bracket youthful Stockholm pop starlet Lykke Li and her fine debut album Youth Novels in with Annie and Robyn and all those other blog-friendly Scandinavian pop songstresses, in all truthfulness its not a comparison that quite works. While those artists take a quite glossy, polished approach to pop artistry, Youth Novels sometimes feels quite makeshift in its design: an experimental record, albeit one that attempts to make sweet, addictive songs from unusual or unconventional elements. At first, you worry that her voice is too slight: on "Dance Dance Dance" she sounds childlike, backed by little but looped percussion and thrumming bass - but the song gradually, majestically finds its feet, as first a madly soloing saxophone and then a full choir spirits in to her aid. And as it turns out, Lykke Li is actually a pretty tough cookie. "Little Bit" is superb confessional pop, a wispy lament over the lover that values you less than you value them, while "Complaint Department" is a wonderfully stern electro rattle built from fuzzy bass and tense drums, and a fabulously terse delivery: "If you want to complain/We are not the complaints department". Not that you will, of course: Youth Novels is a touching, intelligent debut, well worthy of attention.--Louis Pattison

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.61 x 5.63 x 0.43 inches; 3.81 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ WARNER BROTHERS IMPORT
SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ May 4, 2008
Label ‏ : ‎ WARNER BROTHERS IMPORT
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0017PCW9E
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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R. ALAN Bryan / Alan2112

Not what I expected---better

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2009

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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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L. Andrew Cooper and James Chakan

On the edge of greatness

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2015

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The first half of the album is good, and the second half is great--pointing toward the amazing artist that is emerging. During the first half, she seems to be following a model of wounded young woman singer whose soft blending of instruments usually follows suit, placing her sounds within dreampop and sadcore, but she begins to reveal herself on "The Trumpet in my Head" as someone with a real interest in reaching more deeply into herself as an actual artist. The next song, "Complaint Department," is unlike anything on the album but is the most direct bridge to the next album, _Wounded Rhymes_. The rest of the tracks continue to play with sound in ways that show a genius about to explode.

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pokerman

a wounded angel

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2012

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This is an unbelievably creative album. The vulnerable and sweet voice of Lykke Li is captivating. Her songs are quirky, yet enchanting. Each track feels fresh, not fitting into any particular formula or sound. Lykke sings from her heart, and the music is matched to her voice with great sensitivity. It is not something I expected to hear in this age of throw-away novelty music. Lykke Li is a sweet but wounded angel who opens her heart to the listener. In my mind this cd is a revolutionary discovery in a time when I thought such sincerity was impossible. The music is deceptively simple, and yet so deeply penetrating. It is a portrait of a complex and thoughtful artist.

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Get A little bit of lykke li

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2011

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I have to say this is one of my favorite albums purchased this last year. It is funky, fresh, and upbeat, while still being mellow at the same time. I love this album while, hanging out at home, driving, commuting. Although I reccommend this whole album if your a fan of lykke li, or similar artists, like Feist The Reminder , Miike Snow Miike Snow (Dig) , Jonsi Go . But definitely get "Little Bit" and "Everybody But Me" I think they are the best off this album!

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Good one

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2021

A great CD

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2020

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I listen to it all of the time, arrived in perfect condition!

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Barry S.

Was an unknown.

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2013

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This is good music and great lyrics! You can tell she's onto something. Listen to some of her songs online and get her feeling. It's different in a good way IMO. Now she has a solid following.

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Margarida

muito bom

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2011

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desde que descobri a Likky Li não parei de me surpreender... vou gostando cada vez mais à medidas que vou ouvindo. este album particularmente tem os meus 4 temas favoritos. Aconselho vivamente a quem gosta do género.

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Johan Rivalland

Un bon album

Reviewed in France on November 25, 2013

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Découverte récemment à travers le très connu "I follow rivers" (contenu dans son album suivant par rapport à celui-ci, avec apparemment 3 années d'écart), j'ai voulu commencer par revenir aux sources, à la lecture de différents commentaires qui faisaient l'éloge de ce premier album, qui semblait avoir la préférence de certains.

Il est vrai que c'est un album agréable. Une vraie identité, un caractère propre, une musique intéressante, originale, et une mélodie vocale qui sonne agréablement à l'oreille.
Toutefois, ma préférence va plutôt à l'album suivant, car je trouve la voix ici un rien immature ou parfois trop dans les aigus à mon goût (ce n'est pas une critique, mais plutôt lié, je pense, à l'âge de la chanteuse, qui devait être bien jeune ici, selon toute vraisemblance ; je ne suis pas allé vérifier en allant m'informer sur internet. Une volonté, aussi, certainement de recherche de pureté de la voix, comme dans l'avant-dernier titre, où la voix part nettement et intentionnellement dans les aigus, avec une certaine délicatesse, mais ce qui ne me plait pas, donnant trop un côté enfant).

Une musique qui invite à l'évasion, à la rêverie, à pénétrer dans un univers intimiste, voire galactique. La voix, posée, pleine d'authenticité, avec ce charmant accent anglais (même si c'est une chanteuse suédoise), accompagne de manière opportune la musique, offrant à l'ensemble des tonalités très plaisantes, propices à la détente et au bien-être, en faisant un bon album, de qualité.

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Ronald Fraser

A bit old but still holds up!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2021

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A good album overall and since first hearing little bit, I've always had that track to hand on most of my devices, but I never got round to buying the album as a whole. Now I have it, I can't say every track is a winner, but I'd say most of the tracks flow with only 1 or 2 tracks that are kind of meh, but I think they'll grow on me tbh with more listening.

TJ Ramsbottom

First pancake

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2020

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After listening to albums 2 and 3 which are amazing, I backtracked to Lykke's debut and it's more of a practice run for what came later. She sounds about 12 yrs old and the music though good is rather wishy washy with none of the powerful hooks that came later. Not bad by any means but perhaps one for completists only.

lifi

SUPER...SUPER...SUPER

Reviewed in Germany on May 6, 2011

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Angefangen hat alles so: Meine Freundin hat mir eine Remix Version von "Dance, Dance, Dance" und "Little Bit" gezeigt und ich war gleich "Feuer und Flamme".
Sofort habe ich mir diese CD gekauft und ... der CD-Player läuft heiß, sehr heiß.

Zuerst etwas zum Booklet:
- Layout voll nach meinem Geschmack - cooles Design und schöne blasse Farben
- alle Songtexte sind abgedruckt
- hochwertiges, dickes Papier

Nun noch mal Genaueres zu den einzelnen Tracks:
- 14 Lieder, gesungen von einer schönen Stimme, alle kann man grundsätzlich schön Durchhören
- besonders gut gelungen sind für mich diese Lieder: 1,2,4,6,7,10,12 (Die Hälfte sind also TOP-Lieder)

Ich sage: Absolute Kaufempfehlung!!!

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Kat

außergewöhnlicher Beat und Gesang

Reviewed in Germany on May 2, 2014

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Das ist das erste Album von Lykke Li. Die Musik ist gewöhnungsbedürftig, überzeugt letztendlich voll und ganz mit ihrem Beat und Gesang.

Einfach reinhören und genießen und mal nicht stereotypisch denken und hören - man muss schon experimentierfreudig sein.

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