User ratings in Music are temporarily disabled. More info

I Never Learn
by
  • Record Label:
  • Release Date:
I Never Learn Image
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 149 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for the Swedish singer-songwriter was produced with Björn Yttling and Greg Kurstin.
Buy Now
Buy on
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Indie Pop, Swedish Pop/Rock
  • More Details and Credits »

Top Track

No Rest for the Wicked
My one heart hurt another So only one life can't be enough Can you give me just another For that one who got away Lonely I, I'm so alone... See the rest of the song lyrics
See Full Track List »
Powered by

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Consequence
    May 2, 2014
    91
    The music might seem cold, but when you’re surrounded by it, enveloped in it, it can keep you warm, too, like a glacier cave or an igloo.
  2. musicOMH.com
    May 2, 2014
    90
    The nine songs gathered on her third record beautifully convey heartache, loss and desolation. It’s not just in the songwriting--although, that is, of course, wonderful. It’s also in the production.
  3. Filter
    Jun 18, 2014
    82
    The words would be perhaps somewhat unremarkable without the grandiose sweep of sonic majesty that surrounds them.
  4. DIY Magazine
    Apr 30, 2014
    80
    Just like love itself, it’s an album you will fall for despite (or even because of) its flaws and imperfections as much as the real moments of truth and beauty it provides.
  5. PopMatters
    May 7, 2014
    70
    Despite the finality of what’s supposed to be the third installment of a three-part series, I Never Learn promises more in the future as Lykke Li keeps moving along her own singular path, personally and artistically.
  6. Spin
    May 7, 2014
    60
    When I Never Learn aims for pop, it's the hazy Shangri-Las variety; the melodies are Li's lushest to date, but the smoke never clears around them.
  7. The Independent (UK)
    May 1, 2014
    40
    “I Never Learn” is a gorgeous opener, its fulsome strum of acoustic guitars graced by strings and backing-vocal cooings in anthemic manner; but from there it’s emotional pain writ large, with wan piano lines supplanted by grand, melodramatic resolutions.

See all 32 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Predy17
    Mar 4, 2020
    10
    This Woman is Criminally Underrated... Very Cohesive album, definitely one of the best of 2014!!!
  2. rebelheart123
    May 21, 2015
    10
    this album is perfect, is not the best in lykke read more incredible still one of the best indies along with Bjork, florence + the machine,this album is perfect, is not the best in lykke read more incredible still one of the best indies along with Bjork, florence + the machine, ETC ..., besides being one of the best 2014… Collapse
  4. jrodfilms
    Sep 5, 2014
    10
    probably my favorite album this year. dark and short, in the years to come this should be known as one of the quintessential love lost albums.probably my favorite album this year. dark and short, in the years to come this should be known as one of the quintessential love lost albums. at just nine songs, each song has its purpose and will not let go of your ears.… Expand
  5. WadeVS
    May 9, 2014
    9
    Whilst it might technically be her least successful album, this is not a technical album. It's all about heart here, and Lykke proves sheWhilst it might technically be her least successful album, this is not a technical album. It's all about heart here, and Lykke proves she really has one and it's really been hurt. Stripped of all pretensions and tricks, this album is pop music at its purest. Simply beautiful.… Expand
  6. adhamhany
    Jun 9, 2014
    8
    Some great pop music in here, accompanied by just-as-great vocals and lyrics about love and heartbreak. My favorite tracks are: the titleSome great pop music in here, accompanied by just-as-great vocals and lyrics about love and heartbreak. My favorite tracks are: the title track, "No Rest for The Wicked", and "Gunshot". The rest is pretty good, too; but not the top.… Expand
  7. jotaeseche
    Nov 19, 2015
    8
    Though some songs fall instrumentally flat, the result here is Li's shortest yet most cohesive and heart-breakingly bare album to date. TheThough some songs fall instrumentally flat, the result here is Li's shortest yet most cohesive and heart-breakingly bare album to date. The feelings are as exaggerated as they are completely real and believable.… Expand
  8. RafaelSeixas
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    I Never Learn de cara já apresenta o tom melancólico característico de Lykke Li: No Rest For The Wicked não deixa dúvidas disso. A diferençaI Never Learn de cara já apresenta o tom melancólico característico de Lykke Li: No Rest For The Wicked não deixa dúvidas disso. A diferença entre seu anterior (e maravilhoso) trabalho anterior, Wounded Rhymes, é que fica nítida a forma com que Lykke se abre mais ao sentimento de amor, não tão atrelado necessariamente à amargura ou a tristeza, o que de fato pode ter sido utilizado para diferenciar um trabalho do outro. No conjunto é um bom álbum, bem construído.… Expand

See all 10 User Reviews

Awards & Rankings

70
#70 Most Shared Album of 2014

Current Music Releases

Full List »
99 Band on the Run [50th Anniversary Edition] - Paul McCartney & Wings
95 The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow - Charles Lloyd
93 This Could Be Texas - English Teacher
92 COWBOY CARTER - Beyoncé
91 The Carnegie Hall Concert - Alice Coltrane
90 1989 (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
90 Iechyd Da - Bill Ryder-Jones
89 I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy
89 Black Bayou - Robert Finley
89 Tigers Blood - Waxahatchee
89 Only God Was Above Us - Vampire Weekend
89 Hey Panda - The High Llamas
88 Ozarker - Israel Nash
88 What Now - Brittany Howard
88 Orquídeas - Kali Uchis
88 The Past Is Still Alive - Hurray for the Riff Raff
87 Filthy Underneath - Nadine Shah
87 i/o - Peter Gabriel
87 Lahai - Sampha
87 Blue Lips - ScHoolboy Q
All Current Music »