“The Girl And The Robot’ has the potential to take the world by storm. Mixing god-like masters of electronica with a fellow Scandi songstress was probably never going to be a bad combination, but this one really sets the bar. A probable summer clubland anthem.” Read more here
“How I wish this pop song had been around to comfort me then, when I, like Robyn, would call him up every night, wanting to know when he was coming home. And to think, I couldawouldshoulda been dancing to this instead, not giving a shit and revelling in pop music that tells a story, has [...]
“Junior is a proper fantastic return for the ‘sopp, and is the sort of thing you could imagine sound tracking all the best events in life – whether having a cuppa, or shape-throwing down the rave-up. Interesting fact: very few albums will be as enjoyable as this in 2009. Brilliant” Read the full review here
“(Junior) takes the best ideas from the band’s past two albums and combines them into material that is fresh, fun, and expertly realized. Featuring an all-star female vocal cast consisting of Robyn, Anneli Drecker, The Knife’s Karin Dreijer Andersson, and Lykke Li — the duo of Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland have compiled an engaging [...]
“Junior might not contain Röyksopp’s strongest tracks, but, paradoxically, it’s their strongest album. How confusing is that? Genius is confusing sometimes, and that just so happens to describe the Norwegian duo. It’s too early to tell if Senior, the rumored laid-back, ambient follow-up to Junior, will find Röyksopp in any sort of contemplation of maturity, [...]
“Junior is intoxicating, ecstatic electro at its peak that twists, turns and evolves with every spin. And as for the Norwegians’ chameleonic adaptability assigning the record an ambience where it’d be out of place seems nigh on implausible. Listen closely and even the crunch of a few guitar strings pricks the subconscious.” Read the full [...]
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