Wounded Rhymes
Publication List Rank
Clash The Top 40 Albums of 2011 19
Clash The Top 100 Albums of Clash ' s Lifetime 79
DIY Albums of 2011 16
Drowned in Sound Favourite Albums of 2011 35
Entertainment Weekly 10 Best Albums of 2011 3
The Guardian The Best Albums of 2011 32
Mojo Top 50 Albums of 2011 28
musicOMH Top 50 Albums of 2011 34
The New York Times Best Albums of 2011 8
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2011 28
Pitchfork The Top 50 Albums of 2011 43
PopMatters The 75 Best Albums of 2011 23
Q Top 50 Albums of 2011 26
Slant Magazine The 25 Best Albums of 2011 2
Spin 50 Best Albums of 2011 10
Under the Radar Top 80 Albums of 2011 70
The Village Voice Pazz & Jop 2011 38
Commercial performance -- Accolades
Wounded Rhymes is the second studio album by Swedish singer and songwriter Lykke Li. It was released on 25 February 2011 by LL Recordings and Atlantic Records. Written in Los Angeles and recorded in Stockholm, the album was produced by Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John, who also handled production for Li's debut album, Youth Novels (2008). Upon its release, Wounded Rhymes received acclaim from music critics, who viewed it as an improvement on its predecessor. It produced four singles, including I Follow Rivers, which charted inside the top five in several European countries.