Stereogum Home
September 10, 2007

New Robyn - "With Every Heartbeat (Acoustic)"

Thanks to our favorite Swedish soubrette for giving us an alternate cut and bringing us one post closer to turning this thing into a Robyn fanblog. Although finally, years after releasing the near-perfect pop document Konichiwa Bitches (titled Robyn upon Swedish release in '05), things for our heroine are reaching a long overdue critical -- well, popular (writers 'n' bloggers have been up since day one) -- mass: the UK populace has embraced the relatively new single "With Every Heartbeat," giving the cut a home at #1 on the UK charts and bringing the flaxen-haired siren one step closer to global dominance. We've been waiting.

As is our weekend habit, we were indoctrinating friends to the cult of Robyn on Saturday and while giving big ups to the knob twiddling and production throughout, we couldn't help but marvel at how strong the tunes were beneath the blips 'n' beats (just listen to "Handle Me"'s hook, key on the acoustic guit). Of course not every track has the mighty hand of Andreas Kleerup on the control board, so Robyn putting her second-time-around global breakthrough out for display sans everything but vox and plaintive piano is a bold stroke, and at least worth a listen for those who know their Bitches.

Beginners, start here.

Posted at 11:48 AM
Tags:




7 Comments

Pretty song., but the Kleerup version of the song is the best one...

Posted by: dudeasincool at 09/10/07 12:07 PM | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

So when is the album finally hitting the States? Thursday the Neverteenth?

Posted by: Erick at 09/10/07 6:16 PM | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

Where can one get this version? It's beautiful.

Posted by: John at 09/10/07 6:52 PM | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

I am a huge Robyn fan and I found the Acoustic Version (along with other mixes) available to buy online from Vinyl Exchange in the UK. www.vinylexchange.co.uk

Posted by: Gladys at 10/04/07 6:47 AM | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

live lounge ... ?

Posted by: toke at 10/29/07 1:38 PM | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

does anyone know where i can get the piano music for this? mansuscript wise...?

Posted by: carmen at 11/14/07 11:23 AM | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

so cool

Posted by: omar at 02/19/08 9:40 PM | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

Leave a comment


 

The 'Gum Drop

Get our newsletter. MP3s and giveaways weekly.

Search




Sort by:date relevance

Information

  • Contact:
  • About
  • Press
  • Advertising
  • Stereogum RSS Stereogum RSS XML Icon
  • MP3-Only RSS Stereogum RSS XML Icon

Staff

Founder/Editor-In-Chief
Scott Lapatine
Executive Editor
Amrit Singh
Senior Writer
Brandon Stosuy
Columnist
Jon McMillan
Technology & Operations
Jim Jazwiecki
Angela Williams

The Cool Kids

All Stereogum Posts

Get Flash to see our mp3 player. Here are our mp3s: Little Joy - No One's Better Sake (»)
Blitzen Trapper - Furr (»)
Peter Bjorn And John - Nothing To Worry About (»)
Bodies Of Water - Under The Pines (»)
Torche - Healer (»)
The Apples In Stereo - Energy (»)
My Morning Jacket - Celebration (Live) (»)
My Morning Jacket - Get Down On It (Live) (»)
Gang Gang Dance - House Jam (»)
Black Lips - Starting Over (»)
Malajube - Ursuline (»)
Department Of Eagles - No One Does It Like You (Album Version) (»)
Au - I'll Be Home For Christmas (»)
Sufjan Stevens - Good King Wenceslas (»)
Bon Iver - Your Love (Live) (»)
Brendan Canning - Hit The Wall (»)
Franz Ferdinand - What She Came For (Live) (»)
Cursive - Bad Sects (»)
Cursive - The Recluse (»)
team9 vs. Stereogum - Disturbed Youth (»)
team9 vs. Stereogum - Lockdown Shelter (»)

Progress Report logo

Progress Report: Röyksopp

NAME: Röyksopp PROGRESS REPORT: Wrapping up their third studio LP, Junior, recorded "all over the world." As reported here a couple weeks back, Norwegian duo Röyksopp just celebrated 10 years together. And like good friends (or an old married couple)...

MORE »

Commercial Appeal logo

Apples In Stereo Energize Pepsi Rebranding

As we've mentioned in the past (2007), Robert Schneider's not afraid of the graceful sellout. So, no, we're not surprised that he and his E6 cohorts just scored a Pepsi commercial. (Heck, we already knew how much E6-related bands loved...

MORE »

Premature Evaluation logo

Premature Evaluation: Morrissey - Years Of Refusal

Morrissey's ninth solo album is one of those collections that leaked in fits and starts via live performances and singles and the like that by the time we took it in from "Something Is Squeezing My Skull" through "I'm OK...

MORE »

Band to Watch logo

Band To Watch: Cold Cave

Cold Cave is the brainchild of Philadelphia's Wesley Eisold, ex-Some Girls, Give Up The Ghost, XO Skeletons, and currently Ye Olde Maids, etc. We're calling his newest project a Band To Watch, but Eisold received some high-profile press when Fall...

MORE »

Quit Your Day Job logo

Quit Your Day Job: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

In February, New York BTW the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart are releasing their self-titled full-length collection of jangly, noisy indie pop on the most fitting of labels, Slumberland. We recently posted the video for album track "Everything For...

MORE »

The 'Gum Drop logo

DM Stith - "Ecstatic Only Static Peace (Peace to Me)"

Brooklyn-via-Buffalo songwriter DM Stith entered the Asthmatic Kitty stable via the design work on Shara Worden, aka My Brightest Diamond, albums and the vocals and piano he contributed to her Bring Me The Workhorse. He released the Curtain Speech EP...

MORE »