Robyn Turns 20

In the music blogosphere, the sales pitch for Robyn’s self-titled album went something like this: Hey, remember Robyn? That Swedish teenager who had that song called “Show Me Love”? No, not that song called “Show Me Love.” That was Robin S. She’s not a Swedish teenager. Yes, I agree, that song ruled. But remember how there was another song called “Show Me Love,” and it was also a big radio hit, and it came out around the same time, and the two singers had pretty much the same name? Yeah, in retrospect, that was weird. Anyway, the other Robyn has her own label now, and she makes really winky and fun electro-pop, and sometimes her songs are almost upsettingly emotional.