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Robyn :: “Body Talk”

by Sara

Well, she did it. Robyn promised us three albums in 2010 and with the release of the third and final installment of the Body Talk series, she has completed the task … Sort of.

The first two albums, Body Talk, Pt. 1 and Body Talk, Pt. 2 were full of pop dance beats that got you moving, clever lyrics that got you chuckling and heart-felt lyrics that got you feeling.

The third installment, simply titled  Body Talk, is a combination of 10 songs from the first two albums, a re-recording of “Indestructible” (a song that appeared on the second album) and four new songs. Upon discovering that the track-listing for the final part consisted mostly of songs from the first two albums, I have to admit that I felt a little bit cheated. But after hearing the 15-song disc, I have come to the conclusion that Body Talk is the perfect ending to this highly-anticipated project.



The new songs range from eye-roll-worthy (“Stars 4-Ever“) to upbeat and catchy (“Get Myself Together“), but they all get you moving and show off Robyn’s creativity. Despite the fact that there are 10 songs that you’ve already heard, the songs are in a different order and sprinkled throughout the album, mixing in the new songs in between. Hearing the songs next to a different batch of songs takes away the repetitiveness that one would think you’d hear in this situation.

Since the third installment is a mixture of all three albums, I’m going to be grading it for contention in the top albums of the year even though the first two albums could stand alone. This album is definitely in the running to be the best pop album of the year and I could not have said it better than Giharl21, who left this comment on one of Robyn’s videos: “This bitch has been killing it all year. She’s playing croquet with every pop girls head out there.”



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