Liv (band) explained
Background: | group_or_band |
Liv |
Origin: | Sweden, United States |
Genre: | Indie pop |
Years Active: | 2016–present |
Label: | Ingrid |
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Liv, stylized as liv, is a Swedish/American supergroup consisting of musicians Lykke Li, Andrew Wyatt and Pontus Winnberg of Miike Snow, Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John, and Jeff Bhasker, formed in 2016.[1] Liv is the Swedish word for "life".[2] Lykke Li has described the band as "the love child of ABBA and Fleetwood Mac."[3] All band members are part of the Swedish artist collective Ingrid, which they spearheaded in 2012.
Liv made their first appearance in April 2016 at a private party in Los Angeles.[4] Their second appearance was at the Spotify Symposium conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 June 2016.[5]
The band's debut single, "Wings of Love", was released on 30 September 2016. A music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on 12 October 2016.[6] The band released a second song, "Dream Awake", on 11 November 2016.[7] On 9 June 2017, they released a third single, "Heaven".[8] On 22 September 2017, they issued the single "Hurts to Liv".[9]
Discography
Singles
- "Wings of Love" (2016)
- "Dream Awake" (2016)
- "Heaven" (2017)
- "Hurts to Liv" (2017)
Notes and References
- Web site: Lykke Li, Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn & John Form Supergroup LIV, Share New Song "Wings of Love": Listen . Noah . Yoo . Pitchfork.com . 30 September 2016 . 27 November 2016.
- Web site: Liv – The Swedish Word for Life . Dailyswedish.com . 2016 . 31 July 2016.
- Web site: Lykke Li Is Brewing Mezcal—and a New Supergroup . Nylon.com . 2016 . 31 July 2016.
- Web site: Lykke Li Debuts Her New Band—And Soon-to-Launch Mezcal Brand—With a Hollywood House Party . Vogue.com . 2016 . 31 July 2016.
- Web site: Liv performs live at Brilliant Minds Symposium in Stockholm, Sweden . LykkeLiDaily.com . 2016 . 31 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170421191346/http://lykkelidaily.com/liv-performs-live-at-brilliant-minds-symposium-in-stockholm-sweden/ . 21 April 2017 . dead .
- Web site: liv – Wings of Love (Official video). YouTube. 12 October 2016 . 10 June 2017.
- Web site: LIV (Lykke Li, Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn & John) Share New Song "Dream Awake": Listen. Kevin. Lozano. Pitchfork. 11 November 2016. 27 November 2016.
- Web site: LIV (Lykke Li, Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn & John) Share New Song "Heaven": Listen. Pitchfork. 9 June 2017 .
- Web site: Hurts to liv – Single by liv on Apple Music . . 22 September 2017 . 23 September 2017.