With an eight year gap between album releases, Robyn’s Honey arrives under the weight of much expectation. Famed for sharp, propulsive, floor-filling pop, her new album shares plenty of the same DNA as her previous work, with a new contemplative edge.
Album opener ‘Missing U’ feels like vintage Robyn, an instant dance-pop hit that’s both melancholic and uplifting. The mood shifts on tracks like ‘Baby Forgive Me’ and ‘Human Being’, which have an existential quality to them matched up with intricate, swirling, club-friendly production.
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