Robyn’s new songs bring “drum ’n’ grace” to the dance floor

Swedish pop star Robyn emerged as a phenomenon in the mid 1990s, an ingenue whose work with Max Martin presaged the R&B crossover hits of acts like Britney and the Backstreet Boys. Since her debut, she’s released a string of albums that have shaped the sound of dance music as we know it.

Now, Robyn is releasing her first new album in eight years, Sexistential, and she’s given us three singles made up of her signature combination of thumping bass and ethereal vocals, while innovating into new personal –and vulnerable — territory. With raps about IVF, references to Blondie, a return to her collaboration with Max Martin, and our introduction of “drum n grace” to the lexicon, this episode is manna for Robyn fans and tyros alike.

Stick around as we unveil a new feature, “Quick Hits,” a down-and-dirty carousel ride through the most interesting new releases, from ASAP Rocky to Zach Bryan.

Songs discussed:

• Robyn – Dopamine
• Robyn – Show Me Love
• Charli XCX, Robyn, Yung Lean – 360 remix
• Jamie XX, Robyn – Life
• Robyn – Konichiwa Bitches
• Blondie – Rapture
• Robyn – Honey
• Robyn – Missing U
• Robyn – Call Your Girlfriend
• Taio Cruz – Dynamite
• Robyn – Play
• Robyn – Talk to Me
• Robyn – Do You Know (What It Takes)
• Robyn – Sexistential
• Andre 3000 – I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a 'Rap' Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time
• Robyn – Cobrastyle
• Robyn – Dancing On My Own
• A$AP Rocky – PUNK ROCKY
• Zach Bryan – Plastic Cigarette
• David Byrne – Driver's License
• Moonchild – Up From Here

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