Alright, I know I said I wouldn't be including too much music posts in the blog, but how can I resist when I find out that my new favourite music artist is also one of my favourite mid-90s artists?! Alright, somewhat rhetorical considering I obviously didn't resist...or at least not too long.
Blame it on the Entertainment Weekly review of her album which "dropped" (I love that saying) last week against Dame Madge. Apparently Robyn reinvented herself following her formative years as a young pop starlet. Sure she still sings super catchy music, but she's also descended into that underworld den of sin: electronica.
Let's review: old Robyn was a little sugary (listen to her too much and you get a tooth ache) but hit the tops of the charts with songs like Show Me Love and Do You Really Love Me (Show Respect). Apparently she never got over show and tell?
New Robyn is steeped in dance culture, with heavy beat backgrounds, vocal synthesizers, repetitive lyrics and even some rap (?!). You can hear old Robyn in there, but in my eyes it appears as though she's seized control of her career (and songwriting abilities). She'll probably never have another pop radio hit, but I guarantee dance afficiandos have already heard her number one dance track With Every Heartbeat.
Check out the transformation yourself!
Old vs New. Be warned - her fashion sense has gotten worse! In all fairness, though, she is Swedish.
Download This: Handle Me & Who's That Girl. If you want to try the rap try Konichiwa Bitches or Cobrastyle (with a Gnarls Barkley sample)
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