Globeandmail:
Britney Spears offers a cautionary tale of pop stardom's pitfalls, but if you prefer a feel-good fable, look no further than Swedish teen-pop refugee Robyn.
The pint-sized singer with a new-wave hairdo, sassy rhymes, heartfelt yet chirpy vocals and impeccable pop smarts had her last North American hit with 1997's Show Me Love - penned by Max Martin, who later wrote Spears's Baby One More Time. More recently, Robyn sang backup on Britney's Piece of Me, has collaborated with Snoop Dogg and clocked a pair of British Top 10 singles.
Her self-titled album - combining edgy electro-pop, adorable hip hop and dramatic dance-floor epics - is only just arriving on our shores. But Robyn is already a cult hero in the indie scene and gay community (websites Pitchfork and Perez Hilton are among her biggest backers) which have been onside since her cutesy battle-rap track Konichiwa Bitches hit music blogs in 2005.
"Of course, there are certainly things that are similar," Robyn says, over the telephone from London, of the Spears comparison. "We both worked with Max Martin. We both signed to Jive. We both started out young and were part of this genre in the mid-nineties. But there are also a lot of things that are different between us."
Friday, May 2, 2008
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