Recommended - Lykke Li

On a recent return trip back home to Dublin, I was sitting waiting to board my flight in JFK. Three hours before the flight takes off I find myself checked in and already through security. As I sigh a breath of relief that I didn't wear holey socks, I sit and put my shoes back on and belt and pretty much everything else I had on back to its usual position. I had three hours to use up before the long flight back through the night. I sat waiting as I watched an ad for Larry King on CNN who's guests included Ashton Kutcher and a woman who I had read about in some newspapers. A woman named Susan Boyle. A week on from her appearance on a talent show and shes big news stateside. I mean its Larry King. I think Bono even begs to go on that show. But anyway the thought of watching such an interview made me turn to my Ipod. Thank god I did. I wanted to listen to something new and one name I had heard mentioned a lot over here was Lykke Li. Plus she had just been added to the Electric Picnic line up so maybe I was a fan in the making. I chose wisely. From the first song to the last I thoroughly enjoyed the whole album and even find myself listening to it still. Which I never normally do. I can just see her live performance now at EP 2009. Ill be there with bells on! But if you are in New York she plays on June 1st in the Highline Ballroom (great venue). Check out her album "Youth Novels" and let me know what you think.