happy to know from that NYT profile that the rest of the album won't sound much like Missing U, which was ok but kind of a boring retread of everything she's done better before.
― Roz, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 08:23 (five years ago) link
xp well, her name is Robin
― niels, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 08:28 (five years ago) link
Her real name is Robin, so that might be not a typo
― Betting Eighty Hams (sic), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 08:28 (five years ago) link
i really like "missing u" but it did worry me some b/c it's not much of a step forward stylistically
― dyl, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 01:52 (five years ago) link
Title track is finally out, and it's great.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 26 September 2018 18:36 (five years ago) link
this is fantastic!
and did the La Bagatelle Magique EP really get no discussion here when it came out a few years back? i still really like it
― ufo, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 19:00 (five years ago) link
the mailing list message is so polite!"If you want to, you can pre-order my album Honey now <3 "
― StanM, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 20:14 (five years ago) link
:-/
It's not that polite to ask tell us three times, Robyn. We get it.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 20:16 (five years ago) link
Honey is so gorgeous. That bass sounds so incredible and warm on headphones. Then those little Moments In Love vocal affects appear and I'm done. I really liked Missing U, but this blows it away.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 27 September 2018 01:22 (five years ago) link
i just looked this up on YouTube and it is great.
have i told this story? i met her a few years back, she was in Los Angeles and she was telling me that she was trying to lay down some tracks with Snoop Dog, not sure if she did this on purpose but she left behind a CD with some tracks that they were trying to record. so i actually have a CD with some unfinished tracks with Snoop Dog, i believe the song did come out but i have like five different rough mixes of it.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 27 September 2018 01:31 (five years ago) link
is "u should know better" the last robyn/snoop collab to have been released?
― dyl, Thursday, 27 September 2018 02:04 (five years ago) link
okay "honey" definitely restores my optimism that the album will not only be good but also cover some unexpected territory for her
― dyl, Thursday, 27 September 2018 02:12 (five years ago) link
I keep on expecting Adam Driver's voice over top of it.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Thursday, 27 September 2018 06:23 (five years ago) link
"Honey" is so gorgeous, much better than "missing u"
― Roz, Friday, 28 September 2018 14:06 (five years ago) link
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
― ufo, Thursday, 25 October 2018 10:45 (five years ago) link
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/
― willem, Thursday, 25 October 2018 11:49 (five years ago) link
this is definitely her best and most interesting album! much closer to the Love Is Free EP than anything else she's done
― ufo, Thursday, 25 October 2018 13:06 (five years ago) link
where are you listening to this?
― evol j, Thursday, 25 October 2018 13:32 (five years ago) link
in australia
― ufo, Thursday, 25 October 2018 13:38 (five years ago) link
that is brilliant, if I have an aussie Spotify account do I get early access to all releases?
― niels, Thursday, 25 October 2018 13:39 (five years ago) link
aw, i want to live in the future where new Robyn albums are out.
― evol j, Thursday, 25 October 2018 15:58 (five years ago) link
this is one of my favorite tracks on the album https://www.adultswim.com/music/singles-2018/12
― maura, Thursday, 25 October 2018 20:07 (five years ago) link
Because It's In The Music is so beautiful. One of the best things she's ever done.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 25 October 2018 22:23 (five years ago) link
extremely disappointed that a flamenco solo was left off of Because It's in the Music
― ufo, Friday, 26 October 2018 04:46 (five years ago) link
"baby forgive me" is extraordinarynot 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?
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 26 October 2018 08:40 (five years ago) link
yeah, he's credited
― Number None, Friday, 26 October 2018 08:43 (five years ago) link
:)
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 26 October 2018 08:59 (five years ago) link
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
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 26 October 2018 15:34 (five years ago) link
also, wow, this is the best robyn album
love it, "ever again" is a beaut of a closer
― nxd, Friday, 26 October 2018 15:35 (five years ago) link
the whole thing is late night beach party vibes which is probably my favourite vibe music can have
― ufo, Friday, 26 October 2018 15:38 (five years ago) link
this is just so gorgeously paced, i can't get over it
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 26 October 2018 15:46 (five years ago) link
baby forgive me > send to robin immediately > honey IS SOO GOOOOOD
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Friday, 26 October 2018 15:55 (five years ago) link
otm
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 26 October 2018 15:56 (five years ago) link
The only two songs that leave me cold are "Beack2k20" and "Missing U."
― You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 26 October 2018 15:56 (five years ago) link
NEVER GONNA BE BROKEN HEARTEDEVER AGAIN
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 26 October 2018 16:00 (five years ago) link
damn this is good, "send to robin immediately" sounds like it could fit on the mr twin sister album
― fred-a van vleet (voodoo chili), Friday, 26 October 2018 16:48 (five years ago) link
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.
― kitchen person, Friday, 26 October 2018 17:11 (five years ago) link
I miss those tbh
― You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 26 October 2018 17:50 (five years ago) link
you always do
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 26 October 2018 17:59 (five years ago) link
but also it's not exactly parallel, the hooks on this album are huge anyway
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 26 October 2018 18:01 (five years ago) link
*shrug* what can I say? Certain dance voices require big choruses, so I adjust expectations. But this album has good hooks.
― You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 26 October 2018 18:01 (five years ago) link
i've never loved her tbh but this is awesome
― macropuente (map), Friday, 26 October 2018 18:28 (five years ago) link
ugh now we have to wait another eight years
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 October 2018 19:01 (five years ago) link
Love this. Ever Again sounds like the hit to me.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 26 October 2018 21:14 (five years ago) link
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― Karl Malone, Saturday, 27 October 2018 00:19 (five years ago) link
love this album. though all I can do right now is pay "Beach2k20" and DRAM's "Cha Cha" on a loop
― maffew12, Saturday, 27 October 2018 01:29 (five years ago) link