Those of you who like to abscond into depressing films like "Blue Valentine" are in for a treat. Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li returned with a story of intimacy and separation with the depressing video to her chest-thumping new single, "No Rest For The Wicked" the second single taken from her upcoming third studio album, "I Never Learn," due out May 6th via Atlantic. It is a beautifully shot film evokes the harsh emotional turmoil of a breakup and the subject matter of the new album, which Li wrote after a breakup.
Following on from the critically acclaimed album "Wounded Rhymes" in 2011, the 28-year-old songstress continues her strong push towards her "I Never Learn," the third part in a trilogy of her albums, which is full of big emotional ballads, and one of the biggest and most emotional is "No Rest For The Wicked." It follows "Love Me Like I'm Not Made Of Stone," revealed earlier this year. The first song we heard cut through with its aching minimalism, just a bleached voice and husky guitar. Now she follows up with the orchestral "No Rest For The Wicked."
Speaking about the song, the singer commented: "'No Rest For The Wicked' is the second song I wrote for 'I Never Learn.' I wrote it in Sweden when I was packing up my shit, and I'd just gotten out of a relationship and it was a horrible time. I just had the hurt, shame, sadness, guilt, longing. The vocal track, the take, is the demo. In the verse, I'm referring to myself pleading guilty but I'm referring to all of us." The song is a heart-wrenching tale of lost love. The video portrays Li's lyrics through its beautifully shot depiction of intimacy and separation, accompanied by the raw vocals and emotional harmonies.
Director Tarik Saleh is able to match the song's emotional weight through a story of two lovers torn apart due to external factors, as "No Rest for the Wicked" video pits Li amidst an interracial love affair, in which her seafaring lover comes and goes like the wind. There's a vintage wash over the three-and-a-half minute clip that recalls a director like Valentine's Derek Cianfrance, and a sense of isolation that rings true to the song's lyrical visuals. Sad music and interracial love surrounded by jerky-sustained hatred... you can see where this is going. Watch the drama unfold below.
Following on from the critically acclaimed album "Wounded Rhymes" in 2011, the 28-year-old songstress continues her strong push towards her "I Never Learn," the third part in a trilogy of her albums, which is full of big emotional ballads, and one of the biggest and most emotional is "No Rest For The Wicked." It follows "Love Me Like I'm Not Made Of Stone," revealed earlier this year. The first song we heard cut through with its aching minimalism, just a bleached voice and husky guitar. Now she follows up with the orchestral "No Rest For The Wicked."
Speaking about the song, the singer commented: "'No Rest For The Wicked' is the second song I wrote for 'I Never Learn.' I wrote it in Sweden when I was packing up my shit, and I'd just gotten out of a relationship and it was a horrible time. I just had the hurt, shame, sadness, guilt, longing. The vocal track, the take, is the demo. In the verse, I'm referring to myself pleading guilty but I'm referring to all of us." The song is a heart-wrenching tale of lost love. The video portrays Li's lyrics through its beautifully shot depiction of intimacy and separation, accompanied by the raw vocals and emotional harmonies.
Director Tarik Saleh is able to match the song's emotional weight through a story of two lovers torn apart due to external factors, as "No Rest for the Wicked" video pits Li amidst an interracial love affair, in which her seafaring lover comes and goes like the wind. There's a vintage wash over the three-and-a-half minute clip that recalls a director like Valentine's Derek Cianfrance, and a sense of isolation that rings true to the song's lyrical visuals. Sad music and interracial love surrounded by jerky-sustained hatred... you can see where this is going. Watch the drama unfold below.
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