Being a huge fan of Lykke Li, I should have been excited for her new album Wounded Rhymes, which was released exactly a week ago on iTunes...but I wasn't. When tuning into her first album last year, Youth Novels, I instantly fell in love with her and couldn't stop listening to her music repeatedly for months on end. With such an amazing album first time round, I was worried her second wouldn't live up to my high expectations and everyone else's standards. Happening so many times before with other amazing artists and bands, I really was biting my tongue and crossing my fingers, in hope that my unbelievable amount of love for her wasn't going to end anytime soon. And it most definitely didn't! Downloading Wounded Rhymes just a few days ago, I'm still in disbelief of how much she's blew me away (once again) and how she hasn't failed to remind everyone how stupidly talented she is.
The album still has the same incredible elements Youth Novels did, but with a more mature and deeper meaning to it. Along with the same quirky, bass-heavy sound she always produces, her lyrics show that she has developed further. With lyrical utterances such as 'I'm your prostitute..you gonna get some' (from her single Get Some) and supplementary emotional songs such as Sadness is a Blessing and Unrequited Love, it demonstrates how her music has changed from being girly and day dreamy-like, to a more serious and tense focus that draws you in and allows you to concentrate only on her voice and words.
Not only has her sound and lyrics improved, but her style has changed in her videos showing a more artistic, thoughtful and twisted side to her. From a 24 year old who has the ability to write a whole song simply about crying (it's called Let it Fall if you want to hear it) it really shows how gifted and brilliant this girl bloody is. Simply put...download her. You'll thank me forever! I promise.
