Lykke Li tends to her Wounded Rhymes on new album in March

Lykke Li tends to her Wounded Rhymes on new album in March

Magical Swedish pop unicorn Lykke Li has set a date for the release of her sophomore album, Wounded Rhymes. It’s slated for a March 1, 2011 release on her own LL Recordings, with production by the Bjorn in Peter Bjorn and John. Wounded Rhymes is the follow-up to 2008’s Youth Novels (TMT Review). Lykke Li conceived of the album while on a vision quest in the California desert. (Okay, that’s just a guess, but when you think about it, isn’t the process of LIFE a vision quest? I know: WHOA, right?)

Written in Los Angeles and recorded in Stockholm, the new album was inspired by Leonard Cohen, This Mortal Coil, Alan Lomax’s field recordings, and more. She’s playing a sold-out show on December 1 in New York, but most of us will have to wait until spring for some live Lykke.

Dates, near and far:

12.01.10 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
05.09.11 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
05.15.11 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
05.16.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
05.17.11 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
05.20.11 - Boston, MA - Paradise
05.21.11 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
05.22.11 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
05.23.11 - Chicago, IL - Metro
05.26.11 - Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market
05.27.11 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
05.28.11 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
05.30.11 - San Francisco, CA - Grand Ballroom at Regency Center

• Lykke Li: http://www.myspace.com/lykkeli

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