Swedish popstrel Lykke Li is yet another excellent alumni from the Scandinavian School of Pop, and her headline show at the London Cargo proved that she’s got the personality and infectious charm to back up her ridiculously catchy tunes. Shame though that the sound didn’t do her lilting vocals justice, although occasionally the songs were to blame too; whilst the singles are uniformly fantastic, some of the other tracks on her album suffer from over-similarity. She was actually most intriguing when ditching the hippy-ish indie pop and lovelorn balladry comprising most of her oeuvre for less predictable offerings- the quasi-Daft Punk electro-funk of Complaints Department and a cover of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Can You Kick It?” ended up getting the best audience reactions of the night. A promising, charismatic talent then, but with the potential to be much better. Fellow Swedes The Shout Out Louds delievered a spirited effort in support, but were unfortunately neutered by the terrible mix and indifferent crowd.(Photo: Dramaqueenraji (Flickr))
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