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Jun 8, 2018A mind-boggling host of collaborators are along for the ride yet the album-- including Bhasker, Malay (Frank Ocean, Zayn), Rostam (Vampire Weekend), Emile Haynie (Lana Del Rey, Eminem, Bruno Mars), even Skrillex--and the vision never feel like they’re anyone’s but hers, and the title track, “Deep End,” “Sex Money Feelings Die” and especially “Last Piece” and “Utopia” are easily among the best songs she’s ever done.
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Jul 2, 2018Sadness may remain her true love, but when she flirts with other emotions, the effect can still be magical.
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Jun 11, 2018While this might not be the most pivotal ‘sad pop’ record from someone who arguably coined the genre, it can stand toe-to-toe with the best of them and few albums have ever been as appropriately named as so sad so sexy.
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Jun 8, 2018Li's defeat and grief are palpable, yet she delivers with such grace and control, which offers a glimmer of hope for the fellow romantically downtrodden. With production to match, so sad so sexy succeeds in providing a relatable therapy session for love's final gasps.
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Jun 8, 2018A sense of bittersweet happiness and streamlined sadness flows through its 10 tracks.
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Jun 6, 2018This is how you really do summertime sadness.
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Jun 6, 2018Li’s latest foray in pop is a brilliant display of growth, both personally and professionally. She once again proves that there’s no such thing as boring in her music.
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Q MagazineJun 5, 2018A parade of intriguing timbres and textures ensures each song is as seductive as the last. [Summer 2018, p.113]
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Jun 18, 2018The consistency remains throughout the album, allowing her to both cover a lot of ground and tell a coherent story. So sad so sexy is another stellar record and Lykke Li's unique brand of Scandinavian pop feels as comforting and warm as ever here.
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Jun 5, 2018Although the trap-influenced style wears thin at times, so sad so sexy is a superb reinvention of Lykke Li.
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Jun 14, 2018Lykke Li’s songwriting is strong here, but the excess of electronic manipulation sometimes resembles a bedroom experiment.
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Jun 5, 2018so sad so sexy is an unusual blend of pop and R&B inspiration, but it's not a memorable album. Lykke Li scratches the bare surface of the talent she possesses, making you wish there was just a little more ener
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Jun 12, 2018It’s not her best (nothing is quite like “Get Some”) but it’s a fresh change from an artist who gave us both subtle and surefire signs she might head in this direction.
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Jun 8, 2018Lykke Li’s fourth album, So Sad So Sexy, is more introverted and meditative than her previous efforts.
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Jun 13, 2018On so sad, her traumas are too often muted by abstraction and unspecificity. Li is clearly an artist of stormy passions—four albums in, she still seeks the flood of love before she reaches for the life preserver.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 93 out of 108
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Mixed: 10 out of 108
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Negative: 5 out of 108
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Jun 8, 2018
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Jun 21, 2018
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Jun 8, 2018