It’s swift, at just 24 minutes across nine songs, but The Afterparty is Lykke Li at her very, very best, which makes her recent claim at an LA listening party that it could be her last, devastating. It might only be May, but it’s already a serious contender for album of the year. For those of you who had a Brat Summer, The Afterparty comes next.
Lykke Li has thrown the kitchen sink at this album. It includes a 17-piece string section, what she calls “apocalyptic bongos” and more flute than old prog-rock outfit Jethro Tull. The first three songs are a sucker punch of hedonistic glee; opener ‘Not Gon Cry’ grabs your toes and sets out what’s ahead – a heady mix of electro, soul and disco, it’s an instant rush with heart-exploding rhythms, an addictive cowbell and a flute that helps you…

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