Wounded Rhymes - Lykke Li
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83 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 69 Ratings

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  • Summary: Sweden's Lykke Li continues to disarm listeners with her distinctive voice on her second album, keeping in tune with her tough sensuality and pop whimsy.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Feb 25, 2011
    100
    While her 2008 breakout, Youth Novels, was quirky and coy, Wounded Rhymes is hungry, dark, dirty.
  2. Mojo
    Apr 6, 2011
    80
    Swedish chanteuse returns with guns blazing. [March 2011, p. 96]
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  3. Q Magazine
    May 2, 2011
    80
    Wounded Rhymes is the moment Lykke Liu has edged ahead of the pack. And she still understands the value of a mighty percussive wallop. [Apr 2011, p.100]
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  4. The Telegraph (UK)
    Mar 14, 2011
    60
    The result is never maudlin, but big, bouncy and entertaining.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Markovian
    10
    Lykke Li is big and bold, soft and subdued, dancy and sleepy, all within one record. Itâ
  2. Falling_Hammer
    10
    Since "Markovian" already wrote everything there is to be written I'll just make this short. It's a great album, filled with stunning drumbeats, rhythms and so much more. When I first heard this album I thought: "Could this be true, is it so fu***** awesome?" If You think that there's no reason in spending money on this album, well think again. I say bull*** to all those who think that this album sucks. Listen it again and explore the harmonies surrounding this Masterpiece.… Collapse
  3. LuizCC
    10
    It's a cohesive album, emotional within, but the real point is Lykke's unique voice. It has nasal forms, vibratos, powerfull spelling, we can feel what she is saying, what she lived and it is the key to this CD. Her efforts to make something about herself were accomplished, and her voice is just comparable to Bjork's. Extraordinary.… Expand
  4. ramona
    8
    I put so many expectation of this album and luckily I wasnâ

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