The Swedish singer-songwriter’s fifth album is her sparest and most unadorned effort to date.
Lykke Li indulges in extremes of either agony or ecstasy throughout her fourth album, So Sad So Sexy.
Terrence Malick’s Song to Song is about floating along on currents of uncertain desire and excitement.
I Never Learn finds Li completely turning her back on the glossy pop she was edging toward on previous albums.
The album is not so much a stylistic departure as it is a stark transformation of mood.
“Everybody But Me” is such a triumphant ode to being antisocial that it makes you want to follow Li into whatever quiet corner of the bar she manages to escape to.
Honestly, I’m not really sure how it’s possible that South by Southwest exists.