So Sad So Sexy is a Pop album by Lykke Li, originally released in 2018. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.
About
Lykke Li’s fourth album shifts away from the dream-poppy breakup ballads of 2014's <i>I Never Learn</i> toward airy, melancholic takes on trap and R&B. Despite the contemporary framing (the idea of sadness itself has become a topic of campy, meme-driven internet fascination), <i>so sad so sexy</i> feels less like a bandwagon jump than the work of a singer/songwriter committed to exploring blue moods in all their musical forms. It hints at girl-group pop (“utopia”), power ballads (“bad woman,” “so sad so sexy”), prewar torch songs, and the gilded ennui of artists like Lana Del Rey and Drake (“hard rain,” “deep end”). Wounded but quietly triumphant, <i>so sad</i> is the sound of the cloud—and its silver lining.
via Apple Music
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Tracklist
- 1hard rain3:30
- 2deep end3:07
- 3two nights (feat. Aminé)3:24
- 4last piece3:05
- 5jaguars in the air3:37
- 6sex money feelings die2:19
- 7so sad so sexy3:32
- 8better alone4:31
- 9bad woman3:14
- 10utopia3:43
Sound DNA
- Pop
- Contemporary Pop
- bassheavy
- melancholic
- nocturnal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ali PayamiBASS GUITAR, DRUMS, BRASS , KEYBOARDS, SYNTH DRUMS, BASS, GUITAR, BRASS, KEYBOARDS, SYNTH
- AminéFEATURING
- Andrew WyattBACKING VOCALS
- Brandon WallaceARRANGED BY , ORCHESTRATED BY ORCHESTRA, STRINGS
- Dave EggarARRANGED BY , ORCHESTRATED BY CELLO, ORCHESTRA, STRINGS, VIOLA CELLO, VIOLA
- FrancisGotHeatDRUM PROGRAMMING
- Ilsey JuberBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Jeff BhaskerGUITAR, KEYBOARDS, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER KEYBOARDS PIANO, SYNTH , GUITAR
- Lykke LiLEAD VOCALS
- Matt ChamberlainDRUMS
- Rostam BatmanglijBACKING VOCALS, DRUM PROGRAMMING, SYNTH, SAMPLER, OTHER , PIANO DRUM PROGRAMMING, BACKING VOCALS, SYNTH, SAMPLER, EFFECTS , PIANO
- ZilverzurfarnGUITAR
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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