Is Lykke Li Ready to Say Goodbye? New Album 'The Afterparty' May Be Her Last
Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li hints that her upcoming album, 'The Afterparty,' might be her last, citing disillusionment with the current state of the music industry.
For some time now, Lykke Li has been teasing a new album. EYEYE, her most recent album, was released in 2022. Since then, the Swedish singer-songwriter has released the single "Midnight Shining," received a Golden Globe nomination for co-writing Miley Cyrus's "Beautiful That Way," and dropped a three-song covers EP.
That new album is still on the horizon, but it may be Lykke Li's last.
Recently, Lykke Li hosted a private listening party in Los Angeles where she shared some new music. "This is as many Spotify listeners as I have, so I'm very grateful," she joked with the audience. She continued:
> OK, let's talk about the album. It was a motherfucker to make. Well, it's called The Afterparty, and the way I make albums is I kind of sit in my car and I have, like, a matcha with a plastic lid that I feel so guilty about. And then, I don't know if you feel this feeling too, I mean — yeah. Heavy. But the world, you know, it feels like, 'OK, it's 4 a.m. and the sun is gonna rise, and it's either Trump, AI, or just like a huge hangover. So that was kind of what I was working with. It’s a journey through the night and it’s meant to be listened to in one go like this, so I'm sure this is the only time that will ever happen. So I'm very grateful. So it's a journey through the night. Really like my lower self talking to whatever's up there...This is my sixth album, and maybe my final.
Is she joking? Perhaps! Is she serious? Perhaps! Either way, she sounds pretty jaded about the state of the music industry in the age of AI, auto-shuffle, and algorithmically curated playlists, and frankly, who can blame her? Details are scant about The Afterparty's tracklist or release date.
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