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Lykke Li Confirms New Single Release
The track is taken from her recently released second album.

Lykke Li has confirmed details of a new single; ‘Sadness Is A Blessing’ will be released on 16th May.
The track is taken from her recently released second album ‘Wounded Rhymes’, which was released last month.
In other Lykke news, she’s a tour this April (dates below) and a show at London’s Roundhouse on 1st November - tickets for which are on sale now.
Here are her forthcoming headline dates:
APRIL
12 - Trinity, Bristol (Sold Out)
14 - Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London (Sold Out)
15 - Cockpit, Leeds (Sold Out)
16 - Tripod, Dublin (Sold Out)
18 - Arches, Glasgow
19 - Academy 2, Manchester
NOVEMBER
01 - Roundhouse, London
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