Topix — LOWER DEPTHS "It's not that I'm not happy," says Lykke Li, "it's just that when I'm happy, I'm usually busy being happy and not too keen to write." A You already loveA Lykke Li. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lykke Li @ LPR in 2010 (more by kolored) today in NYC * Tanya Bannister @ Barbes * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * Tell Your Friends @ Lolita Bar * Ben Gallina/SALO @ The Stone * Matt Nathanson @... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The English Riviera is the third studio album by British electronic band Metronomy, which was released on April 11, 2011 in the UK and April 19, 2011 in the US. Metronomy is an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in Totnes, Devon, Eng... more info

DrownedInSound — Although it is parlous to make comparisons between olden day sounds and modern nonsense, this week I have struggled. This is partly due to my having moved The Elizabethan (my favourite, favourite record player) into my bedroom; and it is partly becau... more info

NME — Rapper also says he’s started his second album more info

Guardian Music — Charli XCX Stay Away (This Is Music) To the Home Counties and Charli XCX, a teenage over-achiever who I like to think was named after an eBay user account. Upon discovering how old she is – she's 18 but has been plugging away at pop for years – p... more info

Altsounds — Grimes is weird pop influenced by styles such as R&B, Industrial, goth, hip hop and Western medieval organum. She is noted for simple but strong percussion, vocal virtuosity, and addictive melodies. Despite having little acquaintance with music ... more info

Stereogum — I really like the clean pop-star swerve Claire Boucher, aka upcoming Lykke Li tourmate Grimes, took on “Vanessa,” a great track from Darkbloom, her split EP with Montreal compatriot d’Eon. Of course, as “Fragments Of The Future” suggested y... more info

Persona Sauna — The new video from Lykke Li is fantastically mesmerizing. Directed by Tarik Saleh and starring Lykke and Stellan Skarsgård, "Sadness is a Blessing" is her ballad brought to life with some always adorable dance moves.These are the sorts of videos th... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — KROQ announced its annual Weenie Roast 2011; it will feature Linkin Park, The Strokes, Rise Against, Lykke Li, the Airborne Toxic Event, Neon Trees, and others, and will take place on June 14 at the Verizon Amphitheatre. more info