I Never Learn (studio album) by Lykke Li

From buzzdainer 05/13/2019 20:23

I Never Learn is the resulting album from a painful breakup that led Lykke Li to move from her native Sweden halfway around the world to Los Angeles. While I've never done anything as extreme as that, I did move up 4,000 feet in elevation and into an 1880s mining cabin soon after a similarly painful 2014 breakup. So the themes in songs like “Love Me Like I’m Not Made of Stone," “Never Gonna Love Again," “Heart of Steel," and “Sleeping Alone” are all too familiar to me. This ballad-heavy, highly theatrical album hits hard, and makes effective use of Lykke Li's considerable talents as both singer and songwriter.

From mtachi 03/30/2018 13:11

This is a really beautiful, aching album. If you want to mope for a little while, or just enjoy some beautiful arrangements, you should check this out.

This is a good pop listen. Not super amazing, but just a good pop listen.

From exileonthehell 05/21/2015 00:38

Not as good as her previous albums

From zdwyatt 01/09/2015 18:35

I've been waiting for Lykke Li to find her sound ever since her 2008 debut. That album, and the follow-up, were promising Swedish dance-pop, but they were missing something. On this release, she's managed a solid collection, including a couple of real standout tracks. I suspect her best album is still to come, but this gets most of the way there.

Have honestly not been that much of a fan of Lykke Li until this album. She showcases a variety of songwriting as well as honesty. Enjoyable to listen to.

Not as memorable as her previous albums, but Lykke sounds more confident in her identity as an artist. Maybe if this was the first work of hers I heard, I'd find it more special, but right now I'm looking for an album that sounds like nothing I've heard before or takes a whole lot of chances.