2011 was a standout year for Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li with the release of her critically acclaimed album Wounded Rhymes. She is now giving out alternate and rough cut versions of those songs for free on The Lost Sessions Vol. 1 It’s holiday time and some artists like Lykke Li are feeling especially giving. Fans of the “I Follow Rivers” singer can head over to her website and download The Lost Sessions Vol.

1 which features alternate versions of songs form this year’s breakthrough album Wounded Rhymes. Lykke Li posted a link to the download as well as a message to fans regarding the recording. Tracklist: 01. I Follow Rivers (Alternate Take) 02. Youth Knows No Pain.

Dec 21, 2011 - Lykke Li had a pretty good year, releasing the critically successful Wounded Rhymes, got her fair share of TV looks and put out some solid.

Photo by Roger Deckker The woman who insists 'I'm your prostitute, you gon' get some' on charging new single 'Get Some' isn't the same 'shy, shy, shy' girl who cooed longingly throughout her 2008 debut LP,. Now 24, has done some serious growing up over the last few years, and we'll hear the results when her sophomore album, Wounded Rhymes, is released on March 1 via her own LL Recordings. (Download 'Get Some' and non-album ballad 'Paris Blue' in exchange for an e-mail address at.) She's currently finishing the album with producer Bjorn Yttling of Peter, Bjorn & John -- when she's not 'waking up in cold sweats thinking if this is what I should be doing in my life,' that is-- which promises to be a 'darker' affair with plenty of African drums, Hammond organ, and girl-group harmonies. And she's keen to revamp her image as a delicate soul into something more powerful.

If the propulsive new single wasn't enough, its accompanying video-- -- should do the trick. After decamping to L.A. To write the new record, the Swedish native was back in Stockholm when we called her last week. She was experimenting with a new recipe-- 'I think I'm burning my chicken, it's looking kind of weird'-- during the chat, which includes insights on anger, restlessness, and 'pussy power.'

Read the Q&A and check out the tracklist below. Pitchfork: Your new single 'Get Some' is more aggressive musically and lyrically than anything on your first album.

Is it indicative of the rest of the record? LL: It's just a snapshot, but the album is darker, moodier, and the lyrics are heavier.

There's less atmosphere, more directness. I was 19 when I recorded my first album, and I've been exposed to many things during these last few years; all the baby fat is gone. I dove into the craziness and did things that maybe I would think twice about when I get older. And I'm a really restless person; I'm tired of the way I sounded or looked yesterday. So it's hard to hang onto this image of me as this young Swedish female in this world. People comment on how you look, it's so unnecessary. I just wanted people to listen to what I have to say instead of focusing on anything else.

And, of course, there are a lot of things I'm angry about in the world. Alcatel one touch firmware update. Pitchfork: Like what? LL: Because you're a woman, the music industry puts you in another corner.

I want to be fighting with the men. I want to be amongst the men, topless, throwing things onstage. Pitchfork: When you sing, 'I'm your prostitute,' on 'Get Some', are you trying to flip typical ideas of empowerment? LL: Yeah, it's not about being a sex prostitute. It's about this power play in the war of the sexes.

It's a rat race, like, 'I'm in charge,' 'No, I'm in charge.' A lot of times females are in charge because they kind of have the pussy power. If they say, 'I'm you're prostitute,' then they mean, 'I'm the power.' I was also reading this [Haruki] Murakami book The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle where there's a woman that calls herself a mind prostitute and she goes into this man's mind so he thinks that they're getting it on; he fantasizes about her. They're not doing it, she's just in his mind to steal information.