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 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
Origin	Sweden, United States
Genres	Indie pop
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Ingrid
Members	Lykke Li Andrew Wyatt Pontus Winnberg Björn Yttling Jeff Bhasker

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)

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. . LykkeLiDaily.com. 2016. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
6. "liv – Wings of Love (Official video)". YouTube. 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.