50 Best Singles of 2011: Lykke Li, 'Youth Knows No Pain' | Rolling Stone

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Lykke Li, 'Youth Knows No Pain'

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The Stockholm songbird howls a gothic garage-rock tune that sounds like a classic Doors jam spiked with icy Nordic beauty.

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