02. I FOLLOW RIVERS

I first heard this gem several months ago while clearing my pockets of the little moolah left to my name at the less hipsterish shop on my list of favorites, Forever 21. Initially, it was the folky, infectious beat that piqued my interest. However, it wasn’t until I heard that familiar girlish coo, that I found myself loosening the death grip I had on the last medium heather brown crew sweater and stopping to jog my memory of how I knew those charming pipes.  It only took my eyes wandering on over to a snazzy pair of brown oxfords before it hit me- it was none other than the Swedish ball of quirk, Lykke Li.  Hello! If only I hadn’t unwittingly taken that mini hiatus from her music, I could’ve avoided that embarrassing, maniacal stance I got into on the hardwood floors of Forever 21 to figure out the brains behind this chunk of gold. Ah, shoulda, woulda, coulda. Anyhow, after reintroducing myself to this chune (sorry chuck, I keep stealing your lingo!) on the bus ride home from a dreadful day of classes, I reckoned it only made sense to take full advantage of the “one MP3 a day” Tumblr ticket.