Honey (Robyn album)

Honey
Studio album by Robyn
Released 26 October 2018 (2018-10-26)
Length 40:18
Label
Producer
Robyn chronology
Love Is Free
(2015)		 Honey
(2018)
Singles from Honey
  1. "Missing U"
    Released: 1 August 2018
  2. "Honey"
    Released: 26 September 2018

Honey is the upcoming eighth studio album by Robyn, and her first since Body Talk (2010).[2] It is set to be released on 26 October 2018 through Konichiwa and Interscope Records.[2] It will feature the lead single "Missing U" and second single "Honey", a version of which featured in the final season of the HBO series Girls in 2017[3] before being released in full in 2018.[4]

The album will feature collaborations with Joseph Mount of Metronomy, Klas Åhlund, Adam Bainbridge, Mr. Tophat, and Zhala.[2] It has been called a "significant departure from the hooky, sparkling electro-pop" of the Body Talk series of albums.[5]

Background, writing and recording

Robyn began work on the album in 2015 following the death of close friend and collaborator Christian Falk and the breakup of a relationship.[5] Early on, she reached out to Joseph Mount of Metronomy, and they kept collaborating beyond the expected one-off session.[5] Mount said he had to adjust to Robyn's "emotional transparency" while writing, understanding over time that it is "integral to what she does".[5]

Robyn has stated that the album, recorded in part at studios in Stockholm, London, Paris, New York and Ibiza, features "much more production work on my end".[1] She also said the album represents "this sweet place, like a very soft ecstasy. [...] I danced a lot when I was making it. I found a sensuality and a softness that I don't think I was able to use in the same way before. Everything just became softer."[2] Robyn initially began working on the record alone, which she said allowed her to be more sensual.[6] The album was named for its "glowing, transcendent" title track, which The New York Times has called Robyn's "masterpiece".[5]

Music

Robyn became more involved in the production of Honey than she had been on her previous albums, including making beats herself.[5] This resulted in sounds including what The New York Times called "outré future pop" on the track "Human Being", "sensual throb" on "Baby Forgive Me" and "playful '90s house" on "Between the Lines".[5] The song "Send to Robin Immediately" samples the 1989 house track "French Kiss" by Lil Louis, which was the idea of English musician Adam Bainbridge, better known as Kindness.[5]

Promotion

Robyn announced she was working on a new album in February 2018 and teased new music throughout the year; after releasing the lead single, she appeared at one of the regular Robyn-themed dance events hosted at the Brooklyn Bowl, where she played "Honey" in full for the first time.[7] At the Red Bull Music Festival in New York in May 2018, Robyn stated: "With this album I've gone more back into the softer I get, the more it happens, and the more colors and dynamic a song gets. And for me, that meant shutting down for awhile and being sparse with my impressions and sensitive to what I needed."[1]

The album was officially announced by Robyn in a video message posted to her social media accounts in September 2018. She explained, "It's a personal album, and there are so many things that happened throughout making it that it's really hard for me to explain in one go. I think the best way is for you to listen to it."[6] On 24 September, Robyn revealed the track listing.[8] The full version of "Honey" was premiered by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 on 26 September,[9] and was made available as a two-track single online the same day[4] along with the album becoming available to pre-order.[10]

Track listing

Adapted from Robyn's Twitter and Qobuz.[11][12]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Missing U"
  • Åhlund
  • Mount
  • Robyn[a]
4:51
2."Human Being" (featuring Zhala)
  • Carlsson
  • Mount
Mount3:46
3."Because It's in the Music"
  • Carlsson
  • Åhlund
  • Mount
  • Åhlund
  • Mount
4:34
4."Baby Forgive Me"
  • Carlsson
  • Rudolf Nordström
  • Mr. Tophat
  • Mount
4:16
5."Send to Robin Immediately"
Bainbridge3:59
6."Honey"
  • Carlsson
  • Åhlund
  • Markus Jägerstedt
  • Åhlund
  • Mount
  • Robyn[a]
4:54
7."Between the Lines"
  • Carlsson
  • Åhlund
Åhlund4:05
8."Beach2k20"
  • Carlsson
  • Åhlund
  • Mount
  • Nordström
Mr. Tophat5:29
9."Ever Again"
  • Carlsson
  • Mount
Mount4:24

Notes

  • ^a signifies a co-producer

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lynch, Joe (19 September 2018). "Robyn (Finally) Reveals Release Date for New Album 'Honey'". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Minsker, Evan; Blais-Billie, Braudie (19 September 2018). "Robyn Announces New Album Honey". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Aswad, Jem (19 September 2018). "Robyn Finally Announces New Album, 'Honey'". Variety. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 Sodomsky, Sam (26 September 2018). "Robyn Releases New Song "Honey" (Finally): Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ganz, Caryn (21 September 2018). "How Robyn, Pop's Glittery Rebel, Danced Her Way Back From Darkness". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. 1 2 Trendell, Andrew (19 September 2018). "Robyn announces details of 'Honey' – her first album in eight years". NME. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Spanos, Brittany (19 September 2018). "Robyn Announces Long-Anticipated Eighth Album 'Honey'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Minsker, Evan (24 September 2018). "Robyn Reveals New Album Honey's Tracklist". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Dommu, Rose (26 September 2018). "Rejoice! Robyn Will Finally Release Elusive Track 'Honey' Today". Out. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Honey by Robyn on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  11. ↑ Robyn [@Robyn] (24 September 2018). "This is the track list for the album. I've had it ready it ready for months, so strange how it came together even before or the songs were finished. Never had that happen before; more or less in the order that I wrote them" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 September 2018 – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Honey | Robyn – Télécharger et écouter l'album". Qobuz. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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