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How a Swedish fishing village and a lack of advice unlocked Tove Lo's new album 'Estrus'

Before making her newest album, "Estrus," Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo felt pressure to make it. After returning to a small village in Sweden, she was instead reminded of who she is at her core: "the same f— messy girl."

How a Swedish fishing village and a lack of advice unlocked Tove Lo's new album 'Estrus'

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Before making her newest album, "Estrus," Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo felt pressure to make it.

After returning to a small village in Sweden, she was instead reminded of who she is at her core: "the same f— messy girl."

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Before making her newest album, "Estrus," Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo felt pressure to make it. After returning to a small village in Sweden, she was instead reminded of who she is at her core: "the same f— messy girl."

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