Robyn

I can't believe "With Every Heartbeat" has gone top 5. I mean, it's great, but it's not the sort of song I'd expect the public to get behind.

it's all because of the Ibeefier remixes i guess

it's more sad and wistful. she (and kleerup?) capture something of that superpitcher style of sad equanimity

Haha I finally heard this and TOTALLY. Superpitcher feat. Kate Bush!

<i>I love this song, but jesus "proper" sounds like a total insult of an adjective when it comes to pop.</i>

otm

For some reason "proper" has taken off as an adjective regarding pop...according to PopJustice, the new Sugababes single is also "proper pop". But I think, regarding any kind of art, "proper" seems to imply "by the book" and therefore not particularly innovative or original.

Yes, it implies propriety.

lol #1

I suppose it'll do until "Hey There Delilah" is released.

this is amazing. if you'd said a year ago she'd be #1 etc.

Internet pop star in 'properly successful' shocker. Be Mine could be absolutely huge now.

I just walked into the nearby deli and Be Mine was playing on Heart FM! Ergo, Robyn will be massive.

-- Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 27 January 2006 13:31 (1 year ago)

Called it.

Someone please set up as "Why Robyn got big but MIA didn't" thread please. That's got 1000 post meltdown written all over it.

going to see her in glasgow whenever it is

am a little annoyed that she was always just playing in london before but quite a lot and in a similar way to being annoyed that she rereleased her album and may well rerelease be mine or whatever now it just seems a bit...something oh well

IT IS LIKE WHEN THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN APRIL SKIES GOT IN THE TOP 10

cynical

Did it actually get released over here the first time round? Seems a bit churlish to be complaining when 99.9% of the population had no idea who she was at the time and she's finally going to see some success out of it.

I know you are but what am I

cynical

was disappointed w/ the reshuffled album, whether or not the original had a proper release here, and annoyed that she hasn't recorded much since that. she's making a lot of effort about stuff from a while ago when she could, potentially, be doing something else, for better or worse. understand why she's done it and maybe I'm not really annoyed w/ how she's doing it, now, but that she didn't do it better first time round. obviously, it's possible she only got a shot at DOING it, this time, because of last time, but it does seem slightly...cynical! happy for her to have success and some of the other stuff from that album does have the potential and deserves to hit and success means she won't just be playing in london, too

yay robyn still luv ya : D

that's kinda indie.

I know you are

but what am I

i cannot believe the, er, quality of the songs that have pushed robyn out of the number one spot!

i think the new version of 'bum like you' is a lot better than the old one

I STRONGLY DISAGREE but then I only listened twice on computer speakers, months ago, and then deleted

She should move into Mondeo Pop.

blueski you would

i think i prefer the old versh but that's prob just standard "heard it first"-ness.

is the scala an OK place to see bands? i'm on the verge of buying tickets

yes. last gig i saw there was The Knife - awesome no complaints sound-wise or whatever

The Scala's fine apart from the annoying position of (and massive queues for) the bar.

will remember to bring flask

anyone going to bush house gig?

yep!

I think Kleerup's "With Every Heartbeat" deserves its own thread

from memory:

1. cobrastyle
2. crash and burn girl
3. who's that girl
4. bum like you (u.k.)
5. handle me
6. dream on
7. be mine
8. keep this fire burning
9. konichiwa bitches
10. with every heartbeat

11. eclipse
12. show me love
13. jack u off

this was possibly the MOST UNBEARABLY WARM show i have ever attended. everyone in the crowd was drenched in their own sweat!! is every show at bush hall like this?? it's not like it was even unseasonably warm outside, just normal. i think something must have malfunctioned, inside. during "eclipse", which is a very slow, very quiet song, with only occasional piano accompaniment, the crowd was very talkative, making phone calls, etc. and it was distracting. but you get unsettled and cranky and impatient in heat like that. eventually robyn got us involved again.

i'm not going to give a full review here, but i will say that every time i've seen her she is so intense. she involves everyone, and draws you into the story. she just flat-out knows how to perform, it's amazing. every show feels like something special.

"keep this fire burning" was MASSIVE. two drum sets - incredible. it was a heavy, almost zeppelin-ish version of it. it was the highlight for me.

she said something about "be mine" being the next single. like rjg, though, i am a little tired of these songs now. i guess that's what you get for being hardcore!

she didn't do crash and burn girl at cargo earlier in the year - has public demand won her over?

if by public demand you mean me shouting at cargo "crash and burn girl!" and her saying "no" into the microphone, apparently so!!

This is exciting Tracer, I'm seeing her next week!

but she has no live dates scheduled for next week? wait a minute i'm going to start being very jealous in a second!

She plays Melbourne on the 16th.

got my glasgow tix yesterday :D

Trying to get the Dirty Vicar to go. I'll be seeing her on the 3rd November.

Tim and RJG and kv_nol - I want to know what you thought of the show!

I saw her in Sydney last month and London this month (and decided at the last minute not to go again in Sydney last week!).

and?

Her album finally comes out in the US in the next couple weeks, apparently.

and?

it was ace! two drummers/one kbd bloke also running the bits of backing track, Robyn thumping syndrums/sample pad thingies on a few songs, the drummer wot wos Kleerup playing gtr or bass on a couple.

on some Robyn thread stevem hoped that the re-recorded Bum Like You was meant to be a bait-and-switch so that people would be stunned and amazed at the gentle acousticy heart-render when they saw her live: I thought of this when they played the new album version live in Sydney and she actually fucked up the words a few times, apparently losing her place because the tempo was off from what she was used to!

at the Scala there was a second encore where she did do it all acousticified, along with Be Mine (also a repeat from earlier) - they were filming the show, so maybe DVD will turn up sometime with the best version of each song cherrypicked.

generally: she is full of energy, continually bouncing and engaging the crowd, in a very "I am appreciative of your presence and it makes me give a better show!" way. not unlike J0hn D. actually!

am kinda wishing I'd gone again now.

first time around both indie-rock based free papers here were VERY BITTER about tracks being used: one flat-out bitched that the show was a rip-off because she was miming!

"generally: she is full of energy, continually bouncing and engaging the crowd, in a very "I am appreciative of your presence and it makes me give a better show!" way. not unlike J0hn D. actually!"

Yeah, it occured to me when watching her perform that if she somehow fails to be a "proper" popstar in some Lexian sense, it's because she's just too fully into her songs and performances, there's none of the detachment you expect from professionals.

Which is a far cry from the way she's painted by some hostile Lex-like pop fans and the more indie section of her fanbase, both of whom give the impression that Robyn's just playing with pop song stylings as a bit of a lark (in the Travis covering "Baby One More Time Sense"). It's just not the case at all! She's deadly serious!

Brilliant show, highly recommended.

I'm so sad I missed her when she was in Melb last week. :(