“Swedish people are so cool!” shouted 21-year-old fan Sena Serna over the loud music. “She exudes coolness!”

Such was the attitude of the crowd gathered at the Glass House on Feb. 17 to catch Swedish pop star Lykke Li on her U.S. tour for the debut 2008 album “Youth Novels.”

Timotej Zachrisson, known as Lykke Li, has quickly risen to iconic status both in Sweden and the U.S. with the release of her album, her live YouTube performances and her collaborations with renowned artists such as Bon Iver, Shout Out Louds, Santogold, and Kanye West.

Lykke Li seamlessly blends pop, hip-hop, dance, groovy jazz, and soulful R&B, into her own conglomerate style, with her catchy lyrics adding a girlish charm complementary to her vocals.

I know we're supposed to be talking about web stuff...

I was realizing this week after watching the Grammy's that I've been totally bored with music this year... If you work in front of your computer all day (especially those who work on creative stuff), you've realized there is really nothing new out there. Obviously you can trust Thom Yorke for genius, but with the exception of In Rainbows most new music this last year just seemed sterile.

Thanks to emusic, I was introduced Bon Iver early last year. In the midst of a world of hyper-consumption, there was something that I completely resonated with in his music. The short version of his story was that he basically went away to Northern Wisconsin in his father's cabin in the woods after a break-up with his band, girlfriend, and fighting a sickness. He spent his whole time chopping wood, and recording music on old, analogue recording equipment. 

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