Marcel Winatschek

Tove Styrke’s Ego

I’ve been following Tove Styrke through a few really strong singles—’Call My Name,’ ’High and Low,’ ’Million Pieces’—and there’s a quality to her work that reveals itself on the third or fourth listen. ’Ego’ is her doing that sparse, Tokyo-at-night aesthetic, the kind of pop production where nothing’s wasted. Sweden’s got people who understand that better than most.