Amanda Blank‘s recently-released debut album, I Love You, features the Cool Kids, Lykke Li, and Santigold. You’ve probably heard Amanda’s single “Might Like You Better”where she exults “I might like you better if we slept together.” Amanda’s prowess on stage at the Siren Music Festival and on tour with Santigold made us look forward to her debut album. Like her performances, the album is provocative and comes just in time to add to the summer heat. If this is her call for our attention then she certainly deserves it. With a fast pace of club beats and mixes, glazed with enticing lyrics, Amanda Blank wants your love for this album, and well… there’s no way we could like her better. This CD is so bad (as in a good way) that it serves a spanking for a listen.
The album is currently available on imeem. Click here to check it out.
“If you have a complaint,” Lykke Li addressed the crowd after singing “Complaint Department”, “then you haven’t had enough to drink, so go get a drink and let’s do it like we do in Europe!” Lykke Li was her usual charismatic self on Sunday during her set at All Points West. If you’ve heard her music, you already know about her unique voice, but only in her live performances can you see the primal quality she brings to her movements.
Listen to Drake‘s take on Lykke Li’s “Little Bit” from his mixtape, So Far Gone, below:
Lykke Li performed in front of a sold out crowd at Highline Ballroom on Monday night. Her set was a delight from the start, opening with an a cappella verse from “Dance Dance Dance” before her band joined her on stage. Favorites from Youth Novel were interspersed with surprise covers like Knocked Up (Kings of Leon) and Amilli (Lil’ Wayne).
Click here to see more of Oliver Correa’s photos from the show.
