Robyn: 'Dancing On My Own'

Robyn's last album was so full of bravura, and so packed with crackers, that it was easy to forget it was three-and-a-half-years-old by the time she finished promoting it. It's not a moment too soon, therefore, to be hearing new material from the spiky Scandopopper - and her ambitious plan to release no fewer than three LPs this year is the delicious buttermilk icing on top of this particular pop cupcake.

And the Maraschino cherry on top of that? That this comeback single was comfortably worth the wait. Inspired by "sad gay disco anthems" from the likes of Sylvester and Donna Summer, 'Dancing On My Own' is a misty-eyed electro-disco tune that's every bit as emotive as 'With Every Heartbeat' and 'Be Mine'. "I'm giving it my all, but I'm not the girl you're taking home," Robyn sings on the achingly sad, achingly brilliant chorus. If your bottom lip's not quivering like the bassline by the time the second chorus hits, you've taken waaay too many mood stabilisers.


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