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Albums of the week: Robyn, Tom Odell and Boy George & Culture Club
Stockholm’s Robin Carlsson is the anomaly. It set the blueprint for a style of “sad pop” that has become a genre of its own, with everyone from Lorde to Troye Sivan writing songs that can move the feet while prompting a tear at the same time. Robyn’s absence, which has included a long-term relationship break-up, the death from cancer of her close friend and musical mentor Christian Falk and years in therapy, has given her plenty more fuel.
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
Robyn, Honey, review: sweetness that comes from strength
“I’m a human being,” insists a small, sad voice, floating amid melancholic synths and buzzing sound effects over a spaced-out beat. It would be a cold-blooded listener who could deny this plaintive assertion on the maverick star Robyn’s (very) long-awaited sixth album, Honey. Across 10 tracks of ultra-modern dance music, she takes listeners on a journey from vulnerable heartbreak to love reborn, beautifully reminding us that flesh-and-blood-emotion is the essential ingredient of great pop.
- EntertainmentThe Independent
Robyn, 'Honey' album review: The Swedish dance revolutionary's new record glows with bittersweet sensuality
In May, Swedish dance revolutionary Robin Carlsson finally caved to a stream of emails from a group of superfans and appeared at one of their regular Robyn-themed parties at the Brooklyn Bowl. The 39-year-old has been uncomfortable with aspects of her celebrity ever since she rebelled against her teen-star origins, forcing her first producer Max Martin to move on to the more passive 15-year-old Britney Spears as a vehicle for his ideas instead. There’s no question that Robyn revolutionised dan
- EntertainmentEvening Standard
Robyn turning to meditation to cope with pressure of musical comeback
Pop star Robyn will meditate to help her cope with the pressure of promoting her first studio album in eight years. The 39-year-old from Stockholm is set to release the album, Honey, at the end of the month following a long spell out of music after the death of her friend and collaborator Christian Falk and a difficult break-up. In a frank interview, Robyn — full name Robin Carlsson — told how she has been using a psychoanalysis therapist to help her “heal” after a turbulent few years.
