Liv (band)

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 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
OriginSweden, United States
GenresIndie pop
Years active2016–present
LabelsIngrid
Associated acts
MembersLykke Li
Andrew Wyatt
Pontus Winnberg
Björn Yttling
Jeff Bhasker

The band 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 June 10, 2016.[5]

The band's debut single, "Wings of Love" was released on September 30, 2016. A music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on October 12, 2016.[6] The band released a second song, "Dream Awake" on November 11, 2016.[7] On June 9, 2017, they released a third single, "Heaven".[8] On September 22, 2017, they released their fourth single "Hurts to Liv".[9]

Discography

Singles
  • "Wings of Love" (2016)
  • "Dream Awake" (2016)
  • "Heaven" (2017)
  • "Hurts to Liv" (2017)

References
  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. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  7. Lozano, Kevin (November 11, 2016). "LIV (Lykke Li, Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn & John) Share New Song "Dream Awake": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  8. "LIV (Lykke Li, Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn & John) Share New Song "Heaven": Listen". Pitchfork.
  9. "Hurts to liv - Single by liv on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved September 23, 2017.


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