Robyn: "Sexistential" / "Talk to Me"

"We know how to meet Robyn on her terms now: Her goofiness and her brazenness, her crystalline wisdom, the distinct sense that she still hits the club four nights a week. She can pull off maneuvers- forays into dancehall; a Snoop Dogg team-up that follows, roughly, the narrative structure of "Sympathy for the Devil"; a slice of breezy Balearica about a "cute place on the beach/They do really nice food"-that might get another singer laughed out of the room."

""Fuck a Plan B baby, it's no big deal," Robyn raps on "Sexistential," the title track from a newly announced album, her first in more than seven years. "I'm already 10 weeks in maternity." For the next two minutes, over twitchy, minimal house-pop, she recounts the unique travails of trying to get laid during IVF treatment. At one point, her doctor asks who her "dream donor" would be; Robyn answers, "Well, Adam Driver always did kind of give me a boner,""

Robyn returns with new music after more than seven years, blending goofiness, brazenness, and crystalline pop wisdom with club-ready energy. New tracks include the title song "Sexistential," which tackles IVF, sex after 40, and single motherhood over minimal house-pop, and "Talk to Me," a Max Martin co-write that revisits mechanistic synth-pop textures. The releases follow the lead single "Dopamine" and range from dancehall forays to breezy Balearica moments. The music balances stripped-down intimacy and big, soaring hooks while remaining playful, bold, and rooted in the dancefloor.

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