After... Laughter... Comes Tears.

Friendly Fires finished, and Lykke Li took the stage.

Performing Wendy Rene's 1964 song, "After Laughter," Lykke's voice was beyond intoxicating- especially during the second half of the clip below. In fact, this has been on repeat all weekend...

Don't forget to listen to the original record, in it's entirety:

Apparently, Lykke also performed "After Laughter" with El Perro Del Mar when they toured together earlier in the year. I was at the Bowery show where the footage was taken, but S Dot and I left before the encore- WOMP WOMP. In addition to that gem, I also suggest you watch my footage of Lykke performing "Breaking It Up," and "Window Blues" - "I Don't Mind." Never having heard "I' Don't Mind," I assumed it was a cover of some obscure European pop star. Turns out I was right and wrong: Not a cover, it's actually Lykke's song... and you should listen to it HERE.

I heart CMJ. It's extremely dark, but in the following clip you can hear Lykke channel A Tribe Called Quest and perform "Can I Kick It" as she exits the stage. Ending the encore in the same manner at Le Poisson Rouge two months back, she really got the crowd involved this time, too. But sadly, after seeing three live shows of hers this year, the novelty of her stage presence may have finally shown itself. And novelty, my friends, eventually wears off. My fingers are crossed for her!