Try this tongue twister: I’m really likin’ Lykke Li’s “Little Bit” song a whole lot. For once, I feel safe in saying the music blogs are right about Lykke Li and her highly anticipated debut album. As one of the newest singers to break out of Stockholm, her first full length album, Youth Novels (produced with the help of fellow Swede, Peter Moren of Peter Bjorn & John) hit Swedish stores on January 30. Antsy American fans can rest assured that the album is expecting a U.S. release date, and more is on the horizon from this pop singer compared to the likes of Kylie Minogue, Lily Allen and Feist. While waiting for Youth Novels to make its way across the sea, you can visit her MySpace page, and preview most of the album’s jams. And an extra perk - keep an eye out for Lykke Li in the upcoming TRACE Peace Issue.

The song that sealed the deal for me was “Little Bit” and the accompanying video. After countless plays, I still can’t decide if it’s the textured “oo-oo-oo”s that open up the song, the beat that gets me moving, or the catchiest refrain I’ve heard in awhile that keeps me hitting the repeat button. Maybe it’s the combination of all three, but Lykke Li’s lyrics are stuck in my head—and I don’t want to get them out. Go ahead and give Lykke Li a try, just for a little bit. I did, and I still have her on repeat.