After no support act, the audience were pretty hyped to see Lykke Li to say the least. The crowded (but not too crowded) venue, Heaven, was filled with excited fans. At 9 o clock, on came Lykke and her band, head to toe in black, looking rather like a widow in morning. She opened with a one of the new songs that's set to feature on her new album which is soon to come out. It was sounding delicious and Lykke performed it well as she danced and teased the curtains which were being blown around by a wind generator. This dancing and curtain teasing remained part of her 'act' throughout the show and worked nicely as it really suited her dark, yet sexual persona.
Little Bit:
'I'm Good, I'm Gone'
The set was scattered with a handful of songs from the new album and classic songs from her début, 'Youth Novels'. The new songs were sounding like fresh and brilliant pop songs whilst the old songs went down with the audience a dream. Highlights of the set included: 'Little Bit', 'I'm good, I'm Gone', 'Dance, Dance, Dance' and her new song (which is up for free download from her website ), 'Get Some.' She also sung a cracking cover of the Big Pink's 'Velvet', which she completely put her on special twist on and made it sound quite far away from the original.
Inevitably, she performed an encore, during which she played: 'Possibility' and 'Unrequited Love.' This was a beautiful way to terminate her stunning set with the audience singing along in unison, gathering a really friendly, harmonious atmosphere; something which unusual for a London gig. However, despite being on for almost an hour, her set did seem quite short (possibly due to the lack of support act) and she finished without having performed fan favourites 'Tonight' and 'Everybody but me.' But apart from this, my first Lykke Li live experience was pretty pleasurable.
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