Robyn

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.

great album. listened to the whole thing 1.5 times stuck on the train home today.

It's so well suited to the warmth of her vocals.

Brilliant album, loving the 90s NY/deee-lite/pal joey vibes of Beach2k20. And the French Kiss sample is superbly deployed

(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")

i'm thinking aerial was an influence on this album

She did a "music that inspired the album" playlist on Spotify. The Sensual World is on it

Last night's show was a traet, as they say.

Somehow missed that she was touring! Perhaps because the new album ... had no impact?

GASP

i was late in getting tix for her show, which sold out in L.A. immediately. didn't want to pay a couple hundred, though it was briefly tempting. everyone i know who went to see her the other night said it was one of the best they'd seen in awhile.

Somehow missed that she was touring! Perhaps because the new album ... had no impact?

The presales crashed for days due to demand and tickets sold out in an hour or two. Why would they then spend money on advertising for months afterward?

yeah i missed the London tix, they sold out in a nanosecond

i think there's still MSG tix available but i dunno. She can pack a house!

That extended transition between 'Be Mine' and 'Because It's In The Music' had me practically in tears omg

Nice review and overview (referencing the LA show):

https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/robyns-emotional-catharsis.html

And a report on last night up here:

https://www.kqed.org/pop/109670/robyns-honey-tour-this-timeline-will-make-you-feel-like-you-were-there

I’ll be seeing her at Primavera Sound this year!

Your parents wouldn’t look at a photograph of Robyn and recognize her signature snaggletooth

wtf