Check the scenario, I'ma bust your ear drum

I've never been ahead of the curve when it comes to music. I only recently discovered Robyn - I got one of her CDs library after seeing a video I liked online. Robyn was released in 2008, and most of the songs are a few years older than that, but girlfriend makes Lady Gaga look like Mandy Moore circa 1999.



Now, I love me some Lady Gaga, really! She makes well-crafted pop songs that are dancy, fun, and un-annoying. But let's be honest: well-crafted pop is not very interesting. Robyn, on the other hand, makes dancy, fun pop music that's also weird and thoughtful. It reminds me a little of Basement Jaxx and a little of Ladyhawke, but mostly it sounds new. When's the last time you thought that about a dance track?

"Who's That Girl?" is my new favorite song of the moment. In it she rejects the demands of modern femininity and asserts her right to just be what she wants. The girls of fantasy who are pretty all the time and never say no don't exist, and she won't try to be that girl no matter how much pressure she feels. "Good girls are sexy like every day/I'm only sexy when I say it's okay," she sings, all to a sugary electro beat. It is awesome, and it is something I could stand to hear more often in the pop world.

In conclusion, if you like things that are good, check out Robyn. Konichiwa, bitches!