Liv (band)

Liv
OriginSweden, United States
GenresIndie pop
Years active2016–present
LabelsIngrid
Members

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.[citation needed]

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]

  1. ^ Yoo, Noah (30 September 2016). "Lykke Li, Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn & John Form Supergroup LIV, Share New Song "Wings of Love": Listen". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Liv – The Swedish Word for Life". Dailyswedish.com. 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Lykke Li Is Brewing Mezcal—and a New Supergroup". Nylon.com. 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Lykke Li Debuts Her New Band—And Soon-to-Launch Mezcal Brand—With a Hollywood House Party". Vogue.com. 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Liv performs live at Brilliant Minds Symposium in Stockholm, Sweden". LykkeLiDaily.com. 2016. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  6. ^ "liv – Wings of Love (Official video)". YouTube. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. ^ Lozano, Kevin (11 November 2016). "LIV (Lykke Li, Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn & John) Share New Song "Dream Awake": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  8. ^ "LIV (Lykke Li, Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn & John) Share New Song "Heaven": Listen". Pitchfork. 9 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Hurts to liv – Single by liv on Apple Music". iTunes. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.