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Robyn: With Every Heartbeat

Here it comes again. Do you like strings?

Let’s face it, here in the UK, no-one heard The Rakamonie EP. Then Konichiwa Bitches turned up with a ludicrously gimmicky video. Knowing audiences would have appreciated the wit, but if you’re trying to break a market after a decade away, a new synonym for breasts isn’t going to work. Instead you’ll be labelled comic-rap. Not having the album readily available is a bit of a problem too.

All of this is all concerns me more than I can express in mere words, because Robyn’s self-titled album which was originally released in 2005 is a thrilling, clever, emotive and hooktastic pop record.

This song, a collaboration with Kleerup, was too late for that release, but it appears on the 2007 UK version of the album, which is now, strangely, unavailable. Re-release pending? With a new video, which properly reflects the two-part nature of the song, matching colour with emotion, With Every Heartbeat should wake the world to the brilliance of this woman.

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