Lykke Li performed at Union Transfer in Philly on Monday, 10/8 – she is currently touring North America in support of her latest LP so sad so sexy, her long-awaited follow-up from 2014’s I Never Learn. On so sad so sexy, Lykke Li explores more experimental aspects and dabbles with trap beats and lyrical flow. While it’s a big departure in sound from the torch song ballad-heavy I Never Learn, it’ll still make you plenty sad. It’s an evolution that might be a love-it or hate-it affair for her longer-time fans; however, I’m squarely in the love-it camp. Lykke Li’s set skewed heavy on her most recent albums, but performed early crowd favorites “Little Bit” and “I Follow Rivers”. She closed out the night with a cover of Usher’s “U Got It Bad” (she recently released a studio recording of this song on Spotify). See Lykke Li’s full setlist below.
Setlist:
– so sad so sexy
– No Rest for the Wicked
– Just Like a Dream
– jaguars in the air
– two nights
– hard rain
– Little Bit
– bad woman
– I Never Learn
– deep end
– sex money feelings die
– better alone
– Gunshot
– I Follow Rivers
Encore
– last piece
– U Got It Bad (Usher cover)
LA duo TiRon and Ayomari were the openers and will be continuing on tour with Lykke Li on her remaining North American tour dates. Keep scrolling to see more photos from the show.
