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Swedish-born popstress Lykke Li's "Little Bit" is more than just a little bit catchy. It's as good an introduction as any to Li's dynamic, atmospheric pop. And, wouldn't you know it, it's the first track on Li's Little Bit EP, which arrives in the States via her own LL Recordings May 6.

Backed by a trio of tracks-- including the equally infectious "Dance Dance Dance"-- the EP will serve to tantalize before Lykke Li's fine Youth Novels LP arrives in the U.S. later this year. And speaking of catchiness, the EP was produced by Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John.

Li, as we've mentioned, is hanging around with that El Perro del Mar character quite a little bit over the next few months, with dates in Europe and North America this month and the next.

Little Bit EP:

01 Little Bit
02 Dance Dance Dance
03 Everybody But Me
04 Time Flies

04-03 Trondheim, Norway - Samfundet *
04-04 Bergen, Norway - Hulen *
04-05 Oslo, Norway - Parkteatern *
04-06 Aas, Norway - Samfundet *
04-07 Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia *
04-08 Copenhagen, Denmark - Lille Vega *
04-09 Uppsala, Sweden - Konsert & Kongress *
04-10 Stockholm, Sweden - Sodra Teatern *
04-11 Lund, Sweden - Mejeriet *
04-12 Gothenburg, Sweden - Draken *
05-06 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *^
05-07 New York, NY - Joe's Pub *^
05-08 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *^
05-09 Boston, MA - Middle East *^
05-10 Montreal, Quebec - Lambi *^
05-11 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club *^
05-12 Chicago, IL - Schubas *^
05-14 Vancouver, British Columbia - Red Room *^
05-15 Seattle, WA - Triple Door *^
05-16 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *^
05-18 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club *^
05-19 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre *^
08-08-09 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival

* with El Perro del Mar
^ with Anna Ternheim