Lykke Li: The Afterparty (45rpm, indie exclusive, clear vinyl) [NEON GOLD]

Why you'll love it

An indie exclusive clear vinyl pressing at 45rpm, in a transparent printed outer sleeve with a 20-page insert. Lykke Li recorded her sixth album in Stockholm with a 17-piece orchestra, and "Lucky Again" and "Sick Of Love" led the way.

This edition

• Indie exclusive
• Clear vinyl at 45rpm
• Transparent printed outer sleeve
• 20-page insert

About the album

Lykke Li wrote The Afterparty mostly in Los Angeles, in what she called her "existential era", and then took the songs home to Stockholm to record them with a 17-piece orchestra and what she memorably described as "apocalyptic bongos". The result is her most dramatic record yet: big strings, big drums, and her voice right in the middle of it, singing about revenge, shame and the morning after.

She said she'd been listening to Britrock and wanted to play the swaggering rock star for once, and you can hear it in "Not Gon Cry", "Lucky Again" and "Knife In The Heart". "So Happy I Could Die" and "Euphoria" close things in a blaze. It's been reported as her final album, which, if true, makes it quite an exit; if not, we'll happily take the encore.

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Out May 8, 2026 on Neon Gold (cat# NEON2085V3).