Lykke Li shares new song ‘Highway To Your Heart’ and UK/European tour dates
nme.comLykke Li has shared a new song, ‘Highway To Your Heart’, and announced new UK/European tour dates – see the dates and watch the new video below.The new track is the second preview of the singer’s upcoming album ‘EYEYE’, which was announced last month and has been described as an “immersive audiovisual album”.The album, out on May 20 and available to pre-order here, sees Li reunite with longtime collaborator Björn Yttling, their first time working together since her 2014 album ‘I’ll Never Learn’.
He had previously worked with Li on her first three albums.‘Highway To Your Heart’ comes complete with its own video by director Theo Lindquist, who worked on the entire visual accompaniment to ‘EYEYE’ – watch it below.After the album’s release, Lykke Li will play six special gigs across the UK and Europe in October, beginning in Stockholm in her native Sweden on October 17.A London gig is set for October 22 at the Barbican, and you can see the full list of dates below.OCTOBER17 – Stockholm, Cirkus19 – Copenhagen, Vega21 – Amsterdam, Royal Theatre Carré22 – London, Barbican24 – Berlin, The Metropol26 – Paris, Le TrianonAccording to a press statement, ‘EYEYE’ was recorded in her bedroom in Los Angeles and is the musician’s “attempt to compress a lifetime of romantic obsession and female fantasy into a hyper sensory landscape”.It added: “There were no click-tracks, no headphones, and no digital instruments.
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