Robyn

is "u should know better" the last robyn/snoop collab to have been released?

okay "honey" definitely restores my optimism that the album will not only be good but also cover some unexpected territory for her

I keep on expecting Adam Driver's voice over top of it.

"Honey" is so gorgeous, much better than "missing u"

recently relistened to everything she's done from the self-titled onwards and was a little surprised to find my favourite of her releases these days is by far Love Is Free

seems like there's a good chance of Honey besting that though, looking forward to hearing it in a few hours

Here she's going through the album track by track at p'fork: https://pitchfork.com/features/song-by-song/robyn-breaks-down-every-song-on-her-new-album-honey/

this is definitely her best and most interesting album! much closer to the Love Is Free EP than anything else she's done

where are you listening to this?

in australia

that is brilliant, if I have an aussie Spotify account do I get early access to all releases?

aw, i want to live in the future where new Robyn albums are out.

this is one of my favorite tracks on the album https://www.adultswim.com/music/singles-2018/12

Because It's In The Music is so beautiful. One of the best things she's ever done.

extremely disappointed that a flamenco solo was left off of Because It's in the Music

"baby forgive me" is extraordinary

not really feeling "because it's in the music"?? it wants to be a big, lush donna summer number but the arrangement/instrumentation just isn't there imo.

lol @ actual "french kiss" in "send to robin immediately". is lil louis getting paid?

yeah, he's credited

:)

not really feeling "because it's in the music"?? it wants to be a big, lush donna summer number but the arrangement/instrumentation just isn't there imo.

for me it is like a patrice rushen song reduced to synth + drum machine + strings. it is completely awesome

also, wow, this is the best robyn album

love it, "ever again" is a beaut of a closer

the whole thing is late night beach party vibes which is probably my favourite vibe music can have

this is just so gorgeously paced, i can't get over it

baby forgive me > send to robin immediately > honey IS SOO GOOOOOD

otm

The only two songs that leave me cold are "Beack2k20" and "Missing U."

NEVER GONNA BE BROKEN HEARTED
EVER AGAIN

damn this is good, "send to robin immediately" sounds like it could fit on the mr twin sister album

Her whole approach to this kind of reminds me of the last two Róisín Murphy albums. Instead of going for an easy win repeating Body Talk/Overpowered, they've made albums based on deep vibes/atmosphere as apposed to big choruses.

I miss those tbh

you always do

but also it's not exactly parallel, the hooks on this album are huge anyway

*shrug* what can I say? Certain dance voices require big choruses, so I adjust expectations. But this album has good hooks.

i've never loved her tbh but this is awesome

ugh now we have to wait another eight years

Love this. Ever Again sounds like the hit to me.

baby forgive me > send to robin immediately > honey IS SOO GOOOOOD

― diamonddave85​​ (diamonddave85), Friday, October 26, 2018 10:55 AM (seven hours ago)

love this album. though all I can do right now is pay "Beach2k20" and DRAM's "Cha Cha" on a loop

her previous albums had a few fantastic singles each but also a fair amount of filler and don't really hold up that well as albums imo but this one is such a delight the whole way through

This is decent - I like it the further it travels away from the sad arpeggiated disco she's made her name doing and the back half is a lot more interesting than anything she's ever done. I was really enjoying "Ever Again" until the bosh trance part, the drums at that bit are distractingly terrible

Because It's In The Music is so beautiful. One of the best things she's ever done.

yep

i'm liking this. it's more subtle than her typical approach over the course of her career -- a good thing since the massive emotional crests in her prior work were getting predictable. and it works! i need to revisit those ep's from the last few years too.

"send to robin immediately" is so good, enough that the name doesn't even bother me.

(I don't think I've used my yearly allotment of Kate Bush comparisons, so some of her ad-libs remind me, strikingly, of The Sensual World/The Red Shoes. I wish I could pinpoint exactly which song; it's either "Rocket's Tail" or "And So Is Love")

also like how it's very deliberately, stubbornly sequenced as an album; each track flows into/calls back to the next

This is a wonderful album.

yes the sequencing is excellent + the fairly short runtime makes it cohesive, suite-like. contrast this with body talk which had lots of great tracks but was basically impossible to put into as good a sequence as its material seemed to deserve (i tried!)

this is an outrageously good album

maura weighs in: https://www.spin.com/2018/10/robyn-honey-review/

I burst out laughing at the genius of the Lil Louis sample.

This is her best album aye.. wasn't expecting it at all.

between the lines is such a cool track

Oh wow first time hearing this and the production is amazing throughout. Feel it’s too weird and subtle to be a the massive pop hit it deserves to be, unfortunately.