News · 16 June 2025

Lykke Li Surprise Drops Covers EP

The three-track release includes a cover of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ‘Into My Arms’.

Swedish songstress Lykke Li has surprised fans with the release of three three-track EP, Covers.

As the title suggests, the EP consists of covers – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ ‘Into My Arms’, Ben E. King’s ‘Stand by Me’ and The Everly Brothers’ ‘Love Hurts’.

Taking to Instagram to announce the release, Li posted:

“A SONG HAS TO CHANGE TO STAY ALIVE I’M SINGING THESE SONGS IN BETWEEN TAKES IN THE SHOWER TO PACIFY ME FROM 100 HOURS OF DOOM SCROLLING ALL I CAN’T SAY IS IN THE MUSIC TO TIDE YOU OVER FAREWELL FOR NOW MIXING IS A RABBIT HOLE BUT PRAISE BE GOD THE ALBUM WILL COME EVEN WHEN ALL HOPE HAS LEFT YOURS ALWAYS, LYKKE”

The EP is Lykke’s first official release since her intimate 2022 album, EYEYE, which Pitchfork called a “cinematic opus” in their review. Li is currently in the studio working on her sixth studio album. Check out all three covers below.