Robyn

i was going to agree with the smiley face thing, even re: tracks like "dancing on my own" but then i remembered that she has done tracks like "eclipse" (WHICH SHE DIDN'T WRITE)

i'm not following the last few posts especially the katy b thing.

oh and also i did hear robyn at a party recently, someone put on "fembot". lol.

hi robyn love u forever

Lex it sounds like if someone cops rap moves you want them to do so convincingly i.e. measure up to the rules of the Rap Game - i.e. spit bars, get the accent right, etc - but i really don't think Robyn is interested in being a legit rapper. So to judge her on that and find her wanting seems either disingenuous, mistaking what she's trying to do, or want to fit everyone into the same sort of box. To me she seems interested - sometimes - in the kinds of performances, the kinds of characters, that rap enables - ridiculous boasting, shouting out to your crew, etc. And to me at least it never feels like she's laughing at that or doing it ironically, she's trying on these attitudes, borrowing them, revelling in them - the way millions of non-black non-Americans do with rap all over the world every day. It's just one of the ways she pushes against her "natural" strengths; it's been mentioned that her voice seems more suited to pure pop "Show Me Love" stuff and instead she often goes for ambiguity, bitterness and disappointment - and nabisco's said how often this obviously untough girl is trying to be tough in the face of lovesickness. If you don't like her I guess you say "bad call" but if you do, that's what you like about her.

She totally has the right to try on and borrow attitudes, but it comes down to how I feel about her voice, which can only project one emotion: an immersion in pleasure. I suppose it's the same problem lots of critics in the seventies had with Bowie, but Bowie's songwriting and arranging skills mitigated the ickiness of his (emotional) vocal chops.

not robyn exactly but im feelin rasmus seebachs latest single

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFtnV6pMqvA

hang with me is drenched with goodness

i can't

even

<3 the new Pt. 2 album, though I can barely get past the first three tracks, all are so stunning.

yeah i've been feeling "hang with me" even more than usual lately. and yes i love the album.

The Singles Jukebox on Hang With Me

Martin Skidmore: I like this a lot: the lyrics are almost entirely those of a positive song of friendship, but her tone has a sadness and aggression that complicates it in fascinating ways, inserting a level of irresistible cynicism about the outcome.

otmx1000

the sadness in dancing on my own is similarly almost unbearable. in a good way.

http://i56.tinypic.com/658qio.jpg

No date yet for Body Talk Pt. 3, but "Indestructible" is due toward the end of November. psyched

"Hang with Me" got super-awesome once it got a great arrangement on Pt. 2 -- can't wait to hear how "Indestructible" fares.

really like Pt 2. the Diplo & Snoop tracks are the only kinda weak spots.

So I hear the final part of this trilogy is going to be five songs from part one, five from part two and then five new songs including the new version of Indestructible. I'm thinking this might just turn out to be the album of the year.

I really think it's going to be hard to narrow down part two to just 5 tracks, they are all really great.

That sounds like a bit of a gip having bought the first two parts.

the Diplo & Snoop tracks are the only kinda weak spots.

Agree re: Diplo but that Snoop track is the highlight of Side B, are you kidding?

So I hear the final part of this trilogy is going to be five songs from part one, five from part two and then five new songs including the new version of Indestructible.

What's yr source??

that is what digital spy says http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a281596/robyn-announces-new-single-details.html

she said early on that she might do that but hadn't decided yet

It's fine with me, tbh, because I haven't bought a physical copy of either of the eps so far.

Okay, that didn't take long: http://soundcloud.com/robyn/sets/indestructible

Not in the same league as Dancing on My Own or the redux version of Hang With Me, but still cool.

Yesterday @ Studio Brussel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wATmk1F4BLk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU-Hd3EoAn0

Awesome thanks!

Agree re: Diplo but that Snoop track is the highlight of Side B, are you kidding?

― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor)

I completely agree with this, It might actually be my favourite song from this era.

This is what I'm hoping part three will look like,

Don't Tell Me What To Fucking Do
Fembot
Dancing On My own
Cry When You Get Older
None Of Dem
In My Eyes
Include Me Out
Hang With Me
Love Kills
U Should Know Better
Indestructible (New Version)

Plus another four new songs.

I hope the single version of Dancing on My Own is included rather than the ep version.

In My Eyes
Include Me Out
Hang With Me
Love Kills

This is a phenomenal four-track run, possibly my favorite of 2010.

^

Funny, cause this would be mine:

Don't Tell Me What To Fucking Do
Fembot
Dancing On My own
Cry When You Get Older

The final track listing for part 3 looks like this

1. Fembot
2. Don´t fucking tell me what to do
3. Dancing on my own
4. Indestructible
5. Time Machine
6. Love kills
7. Hang with me
8. Call your girlfriend
9. None of dem
10. We dance to the beat
11. U should know better
12. Dance hall queen
13. Get myself together
14. In my eyes
15. Stars 4-ever

Having Dance Hall Queen instead of Cry When You Get Older is a terrible decision and it doesn't really need to have Don't Tell me What to fucking do and We Dance to the Beat as they are pretty similar. It's still going to be an album of the contender for me but it's not perfect.

don't get the including songs from previous two thing at all

That piano version of "Dancing On My Own" is gorgeous - cheers, StanM.

Having Dance Hall Queen instead of Cry When You Get Older

This is a fucking travesty, CWYGO is the second best track on Pt.1!

This is a fucking travesty, CWYGO is the second best track on Pt.1!

I don't hate Dance Hall Queen but yes

and it doesn't really need to have Don't Tell me What to fucking do and We Dance to the Beat as they are pretty similar.

Absolutely. The first half of Part 2 is pretty flat for me (only bought it last week though), so when Dance To The Beat starts it's like "whee, now this is going to be like the first half of Part 1"

Looks like I'll only need to download the few new tracks instead of buying part three.....

I really was hoping I wouldn't have to pay for material twice to finish off this trilogy, ugh.

you'd think they would wait until the thing is actually complete before repackaging it.

I think the tracklisting is pretty good. I only would have swapped None of Dem & Love Kills for Cry When You Get Older & Include Me Out.

Given the length of the first two albums, I figure there might be enough space on one CD for all tracks. At least if only one version of each song is included.

you'd think they would wait until the thing is actually complete before repackaging it.

Actually, if you look at the cover art, this isn't being called "Pt. 3" at all. Just Body Talk. I'd bet this is how it was always intended.

Yeah this is Body Talk the album, which includes some stuff from parts 1 and 2 and some new stuff. Which is basically what we all said she should be doing right? I'm actually not a very big fan of Cry When You get Older so I think this is (almost) perfect.

i am also a little confused by the inclusion of both "don't fucking tell me what to do" and "we dance to the beat" as they serve essentially the same purpose

The strong suggestion from early reports was that it would be three mini-albums.

http://pitchfork.com/news/38179-robyn-talks-ambitious-2010-plans/
http://pitchfork.com/news/38039-robyn-plans-three-albums-for-2010/

Pitchfork: How did you come up with the plan to release three albums across one year?

Robyn: ... It's not a new idea-- a lot of people put out less-planned releases that are not that long, sometimes they're called EPs. But these releases are not EPs. They're albums with enough songs to make them feel like real bodies of work. They are shorter than usual, but still closer to ten songs than five.

that interview also specifically says that she wasn't sure what would happen with the third one:

Right now I'm finishing the first one, which is going to come out in June. I'm already working on the second album so I hope that'll come out sometime after the summer. Then later on maybe another release. Let's see how far we get.

which is why I said strong suggestion. Nowhere has Part 3 been discussed as a de facto compilation or even as something not titled Part 3.

Robyn iirc

Of course, "Robyn plans two EPs for 2010" is a far less eye-catching headline than "Robyn plans three albums for 2010" so it's easy to see why they sold it that way.

I guess she's changed her mind? If you're implying this was a cunning plan to hornswoggle her fans I really doubt it. IDK, I think it's good to have the best stuff collected in one place.

robyn hittin the stateside PR hard with appearance on tonight's "gossip girl"