Don't Stop the Music

Performer: Robyn
Distributor: MSI Music Distribution

Notes: Swedish R&B songstress Robyn presents DON'T STOP THE MUSIC featuring 11 tracks including "Keep This Fire Burning" and "Still Your Girl." After spreading her artistic wings with mixed success on 1999's My Truth, Robyn returns to more commercial fare on Don't Stop the Music. Once again she co-writes every song on the record, excluding a hidden rendition of Swedish standard "Regntunga Skyar," but the album is generally less introspective and more upbeat than her previous effort. Some fans may bemoan this as a backwards step, but truth be told Don't Stop the Music is a much stronger record for it. Robyn has a great ear for a pop hook, and this album is filled with them. In many ways it represents a culmination of the best elements of her first two albums, Robyn Is Here and My Truth. It has the strong melodies and instant pop appeal of the best songs on her debut, combined with the lyrical intelligence and consistency of her second full-length. There's a definite R&B flavor in places, particularly on the driving beats of the lead single "Keep This Fire Burning." Other tracks, such as the sugary ballad "O Baby" and the title track are closer to the pop sound she was initially famous for. The bitter "Should Have Known" is also notable for its liberal use of the word f*ck, although its use heightens the emotional punch of the song rather than sounding crass. Although once again she failed to recapture much of her audience outside Scandinavia, several songs here were appropriated by other artists. Girl group Play covered the title track on their third album, while U.K. soul diva Beverley Knight hit the U.K. Top Twenty with a cover of "Keep This Fire Burning." Robyn's own versions are generally superior, though. Robyn is the rare pop singer whose material seems to get stronger with each release. ~ John Lucas

Swedish pop diva Robyn began writing songs when she was 11, and was still at school when she launched a music career. Robyn enjoyed instant success with the melodic urban pop track "Do You Really Want Me". Her debut album was re-released in America in 1997, and generated two Top 10 pop hits with "Do You Know (What It Takes)" and "Show Me Love". After refusing to have her follow-up effort, MY TRUTH, re-recorded for the U.S., Robyn retreated to her native Stockholm to regroup. After almost a decade away, Robyn re-appeared with a set of thrilling electro-pop tunes. The first fruits of her new direction--2006's "The Rakamonie EP"--on her own Konichiwa label led to a licensing deal with V2 Records in the U.K. Her long-awaited third album, ROBYN, was finally released in April 2007.

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