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GRADE: A+

You remember Robyn don’t you? She had 3 hits in the late 90’s when the Spice Girls and Hanson were on top. She seemed to just disappear once Christina and Britney started dominating the charts. Well maybe the time away was well spent, Britney is gone and Christina is a mommy. The new Robyn c.d. is one of the best pop albums to come out in over 10 years! Much like Mika’s “Life In Cartoon Motion”, Jem’s “Finally Woken”, Annie’s “Anniemal” and Nelly Furtado’s “Whoa Nelly” Robyn’s new c.d. due in December is a pop music masterpiece of tremendous proportions.

The reason it took Robyn so long to come back is that she started her own label and production company called “Konichiwa Records”. This allowed her to take her time and craft a pop album that has so many influences and new sounds melded into it it blew me away after the first spin. I am completely impressed at the many genres that Robyn is able to tap into. The rap, techno, hip-hop vocal styles that Robyn uses are complex but simple at the same time. She creates a new, fresh sound from old techniques.

The best song on the c.d. is hands down “Konichiwa Bitches”. This animated, precise rap song is so fucking hot I can hardly contain myself. It clearly is one of the best songs of 2007. The many remixes I have found do not do it justice, the original is so much fun there is no reason to mix it any further. Listen to the words and try not to laugh out loud while tapping your feet. The next best song is the radio friendly “With Every Heart Beat”, this song has many remixes that actually work better and improve on the original. But still, these two songs are super original and fresh.

“Jack U Off” is perfectly nasty and a great way to end the c.d. “Cobrastyle” is a fierce lyrical onslaught with a thriving beat and hot pulsing under current. “Handle Me” is another creatively new sounding experiment worth checking out and blasting from your car. “Bum Like You” is a hilariously upbeat song with a dirty dance beat. “Be Mine” is fast paced exercise in obsessive pop music lyrics with a massive hook. “Crash and Burn” is fat pounding disco track I can see spawning many remixes.

I could review every song, but I won’t. Just believe me when I say this c.d. will blow you away with it’s creative technique and bubbly pop persona. Check out Robyn’s artistic, fun music video’s below and tell me I am wrong! Robyn’s voice is crisp, clear and bursting with soul. Her range and soft spoken lyrical style in her ballads and when she raps is pitch perfect. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this album take off when it is released in December here in the U.S. But then again I’ve seen this glorious type of innovative pop music fall on deaf ears before. Let’s hope “Robyn” gets its due and becomes massive.

WATCH ROBYN’S NEW MUSIC VIDEO’S HERE:

“WITH EVERY HEART BEAT”

“HANDLE ME”

“BE MINE”

“KONICHIWA BITCHES”

“CRASH AND BURN”

WATCH ROBYN’S OLD MUSIC VIDEO’S HERE:

“SHOW ME LOVE”

“DO YOU KNOW (WHAT IT TAKES)”