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Nice spring weather? Dream on!

Apparently, on the American release of Robyn’s latest album, they’ve added “Dream on” as a bonus track. I read an article in Billboard a few weeks ago and there was some record label guy talking about how it was a new song and not just some b-side. Hm, well, it’s not a b-side, but a track from Christian Falk’s album “People say” from 2006. Not a really a Robyn track then, just as “With every heartbeat” is a Kleerup track and not a Robyn track. “Dream on” also features Ola Salo, from the horrible The Ark. It’s a pretty good track though, you should give it a listen. I wonder if all this means that Robyn isn’t really writing new songs (too busy doing PR, touring and signing new record contracts, I bet) since there seems to be an urge lately to dig up any old tracks that she’s featured on and call it a Robyn track. If this wasn’t a blog about Swedish music, I’d post Prince’s “Sometimes it snows in April” here, but now you have to do with some Robyn instead (not exactly Prince, but she's still alright), so let’s give it a listen and dream on about how it is April and the amazing sunny spring weather is making our hearts beat faster giving us hope that the summer isn’t too far away.

Christian Falk f/ Robyn & Ola Salo – Dream on

Labels: Christian Falk, Robyn

By Stop Us Not
On 6 April 2008
At 1:23 pm

Robyn to the UK, in April and June!

Swedish electropop artist Robyn is once again coming to the UK to play some shows (doesn't she play here every other day?!). I’ve seen Robyn a few times now, and I think it can be a bit hit and miss. I’ve mostly seen her play small clubs though, can’t really imagine seeing her at The Astoria. I wonder if she'll bring a band or something, that stage is quite big for just one person to fill up. All the best to Robyn though, she’s great. Although I’m pretty sick and tired of her last album by now though after listening to it for 3 years. Here’s hoping for a new EP before she plays here.

18 April - Camden Crawl, London
06 June - The Arches, Glasgow
07 June - Carling Academy, Birmingham
08 June - Astoria, London, London
10 June - Academy 2, Manchester
11 June - UEA, Norwich
12 June - Carling Academy, Bristol

Robyn – Jack U off (Prince cover)

Labels: Robyn

By Stop Us Not
On 24 March 2008
At 2:03 pm

Robyn takes on Snoop’s ”Sexual eruption”

Here you go, today’s MP3 blog cliché – Robyn doing her thing with Snoop’s “Sexual eruption”.

Note how they’re both vest fans, but whereas Snoop has decided to accessorise with scary bones, Robyn went for a flamboyant scarf. Also note my unwillingness to put a rude sexual pun in the title, despite sort of falling in the trap anyway by just trying not to (I'm in constant struggle trying to suppress my inner pervert).

Snoop f/ Robyn – Sexual eruption

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Labels: Robyn, Snoop

By Stop Us Not
On 28 January 2008
At 4:51 pm