Electro-pop was infused with emotional depth on touching songs such as "With Every Heartbeat" and "Be Mine!", but Robyn proved with "Konichiwa Bitches" that she could just as quickly poke fun at herself and the pop culture she grew up loving. 2005's Robyn showed that the former Swedish teen-pop princess had moved past the gimmicky phase of her career and matured significantly as an artist. One risks missing the rare pop artist with a genuine personality and serious chops. Of course, there's no doubt that plenty of pop is mindless - we have Britney Spears to help prove that - but dismissing an entire genre based on the talents (or, in this case, lack thereof) of a few manufactured products is dangerous. Often written off as shallow and/or mindless, it is perpetually stuck in the "dunce" corner of the indie world. Review Summary: Pure pop goodness, one slice at a time.
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