Robyn

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. :(

I'm obsessed with Robyn. I always tend to go back and listen to Annie because they seem so similar. I figured out what the "problem" was with Annie: Robyn's voice is way up front, as though it's *tickling* my ears, whereas with Annie it seems cool and detached and kinda embedded in her sound.

I should note that i'm not trying to knock Lex above - it's just we recently had this very argument.

Girls Aloud sang "With Every Heartbeat" on the Jo Whiley show today -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/jowhiley

or whenever the hell her show is

sorry if this has already been posted (from pitchfork):

For months-- gosh, years-- we've been thinking wishfully about Robyn making her way to the States for the first time in forever. Occasionally, rumblings could be heard about a U.S. trip, but still we waited. But guess what, my fellow Americans? Robyn is (coming) here. So what am I supposed to dream about at night now?

Following a few European dates next week and an exhaustive search for a suitcase big enough for all the costumes, Swedish sensation Robyn will meet the bright lights of big city New York February 5. She'll then make her way to California for a pair of dates later in the week. Indeed, that's it for Stateside appearances at the moment, but those three gigs beat the hell outta the zero we've been getting these last few years. Thanks to BrooklynVegan for the tour tip-off.

It seems Robyn herself will make it to the States before the (still awesome) Robyn does, as that's tentatively scheduled for an April release over here. Not at all tentative whatsoever: a slightly updated Rakamonie EP, which will hit North American shelves January 29 on Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope. And fans the world over should be alert to the many versions of her "Be Mine" single still trickling out as I write this.

The Rakamonie EP:

01 Konichiwa Bitches
02 Cobrastyle [Teddybears cover]
03 Be Mine (Ballad Version)
04 With Every Heartbeat (Acoustic Version) [with Kleerup]
05 Jack U Off [Prince cover]

Robyn:

01-10 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
01-11 Groningen, Netherlands - EuroSonic
01-12 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
01-14 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude 9
01-15 Berlin, Germany - Maria
02-05 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
02-07 San Francisco, CA - SF Popscene
02-09 West Hollywood, CA - The Troubador
02-27 Bristol, England - Thekla
02-28 London, England - KOKO
02-29 Edinburgh, Scotland - Liquid Room

This reminded me to buy tics for the NYC date. So excited.

01-10 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
?

this was 2007? :-((((((((

all dates are 2008.

Robyn in West Hollywood on a Saturday Night, heaven?

why does this thread have so many replies.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/sftw/article674122.ece

robyn is at the time of this writing, on the homepage of thesun.co.uk

http://perezhilton.com/2008-01-28-listen-to-this-the-sex

she was great on sound this week; guy in the trilby hat had clearly not thought AT ALL about what questions to ask her (him: "so what's robyn all about then?" robyn: "uhm" him: "like, describe yourself." robyn: "well first of all, i'm very good looking")

who were that immensely indie band at the end of that ep of Sound - it was like a C86 rerevival. something with pier in the title?

http://www.myspace.com/lateofthepier

oh man at one point their lead singer brushed the hair away from his face and HELD IT THERE FOR A MOMENT, FROZEN IN TIME

THAT'S the bunny. ha ha

http://a779.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/79/m_ea65048e7c69c0c083061f2af5d3219a.jpg

i fear for my pop soul in 2008

so yeah this album's fucking great

Yes it is but please Robyn when come back bring MORE MUSIC k thx xooxoxo

that Blak Neon remix of 'Dream On' is super

You're just making this stuff up now.

the Chandelier Volcano dub of 'Satellite Bitch' may be her real peak

It kind of grated on me after a while. For a stage I was well into the album and really getting it but then it just seemed...whiny. Maybe I need to re-listen. Its still a pretty decent record but its not great.

The Gyraffe Cock dub of "Cru$h On U" slays.

Verona OFFTHEMF$$$

best tv station ever!!!!

http://www.svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=74527&selectedDate=20090107

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/health_over_50/

LOL

ha ha ha 'elderly_jolly_lady.jpg'

but will Robyn turn 50 before making a new song?

^ u&k

http://pitchfork.com/news/38179-robyn-talks-ambitious-2010-plans/

Chatting from her management's office in London, Robyn told us her next, as-yet-untitled, more dance-y release is due in June, with another one due "sometime after the summer." After that, she's playing it by ear. "Let's see how far we get," she said. The accelerated schedule is part of her plan to make music more fluidly without long breaks disrupting her creative flow.

wouldn't want any long breaks

http://www.robyn.com/ <---- new song: "fembots".

Fembots is great.

it is a catchy song.

apparently she's coming out with three "mini-albums" (EPs) this year??

Her new single is called "Fembots"? Way to kill any excitement on my part.

Hah, I admit to hating such a timely 2001 song title, but the song is great!

"fembots need love too" would be less pointless if it wasn't her first track since "The Girl And The Robot" ffs

guys, she is trying to tell you something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U2px0GP1B8
<3

it's like, everything about her should combine to make something that i enjoy. but i don't think i like her voice or something! something about it seems ... oddly dead, to my ears.

"Fembot" is the worst song of the year. Worse than Heidi Montag.

"Fembot" is phenomenal.

fembomenal.