Lykke Li - EYEYE

[maikos87]

The show was indeed great, specially how well designed the lighting and staging was. That mirror did so much! Beautiful. The set list was a bit odd at the end, but it didn’t matter.

She had a bit of a Charli in Germany moment, when she told us off in Amsterdam because people didn’t sing along (as she didn’t give a cue when to start singing, ddd): “don’t you know my songs?!!”

She was really great in Amsterdam, was surprised to see Carre was not a full house. Eyeye worked so well in a live setting though!

 

[luluthecat]

The show was indeed great, specially how well designed the lighting and staging was. That mirror did so much! Beautiful. The set list was a bit odd at the end, but it didn’t matter.

She had a bit of a Charli in Germany moment, when she told us off in Amsterdam because people didn’t sing along (as she didn’t give a cue when to start singing, ddd): “don’t you know my songs?!!”

To be fair to the crowd it was Never Gonna Love Again, that wouldn’t be my first choice single for audience participation.

 

[He]

To be fair to the crowd it was Never Gonna Love Again, that wouldn’t be my first choice single for audience participation.

She really miscalculated that one, but could’ve easily said: repeat this part! I did love her snapping at the audience and everyone overcompensating after, ddd.

Also the moment she asked people to stand up was not the best one… specially as she had more uptempo stuff later.

It was an amazing show nevertheless!

 

[rdp]

It's a shame that, as far as I can tell, this album has been forgotten about in end of year lists and such. Was listening to it today and I love the unique atmosphere it creates.

 

[An Insider]

I regularly still go back to so sad, so sexy. two nights is so good.

 

[sesita]

ü&i remains one of the best things she's ever done. It's arresting.

 

[godspeed]

ü&i remains one of the best things she's ever done. It's arresting.

Good God, yes! The way this album and this song in particular creeped up on me... I didn't think she could have me more in a chokehold than she did with so sad so sexy, but this album right here was something else.

"ü&i" feels like getting hit by a truck and trying to enjoy every single second of it because you're too afraid of what it might be like once the feeling is gone, so you keep replaying the memory over and over again hoping it never goes away although you're fully aware it eventually will. Not the best metaphor, I know, but something like that...

 

[Jonathan27]

I think EYEYE and so sad so sexy are good albums that would be phenomenal as one body of work: the former has stronger ballads while the latter is at its best when she's pushing the tempo up a bit.

hard rain
deep end
two nights
sex money feelings die
utopia
You Don't Go Away
Highway to Your Heart
Happy Hurts
5D
Over
u&i

That would be the type of album to rival I Never Learn without feeling like she had succumbed a bit to the depression chanteuse narrative that permeated so much of the coverage of her music 2013/14 onward.

 

[godspeed]

"hard rain" is her magnum opus. The production alone is mind-blowing.

 

[Jonathan27]

Wait that's actually an interesting consideration, she has multiple best ever song contenders for me but I'd narrow it down to:

hard rain
Never Gonna Love Again
Sleeping Alone
Sadness is a Blessing
I Know Places

God she has the saddest song titles nn.

 

[An Insider]

jaguars in the air made me rethink how I pronounce those words. Probably one of her worst songs, but I can’t make it not bop.