Honey, it’s Robyn

On the night of May 21 at the Red Bull Music Festival in New York, Robyn (pic) took part in a public Q&A with singer Kindness, discussing her entire career and sharing demos of older songs like Dancing On My Own and Be Mine – but the most interesting information for fans was the new album that’s been in the works for many years. (The singer released a collaborative EP with Royksopp in 2014, toured and made a few guest appearances but hasn’t released a new fulllength since 2010.)

She also played a demo version of her new song Honey during the session.

“It’s almost there,” she announced on Facebook of the new album, adding that her approach on the new record is “softer”.

Honey actually premiered on HBO’s Girls last year but has yet to see an official release; Robyn expressed some dissatisfaction with the version of the song that aired on the show. “It’s a good version,” she allowed. “It becomes more important to get it to a place where I made it to what I wanted it to be.”

Of the new album, she said: “I started on my own, in my home studio, listening to music that I love, dancing and listening to beats,” according to Billboard.

“The new album has much more production work on my end,” she said, although she noted that other collaborators have been involved.

“But I wanted to flesh it out a bit on my own before bringing other people into the process.”

She also said the music of Prince and Michael and Janet Jackson had a big influence on the forthcoming album – and said she’s worked on some unfinished tracks with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who helmed Janet Jackson classics like Control and Rhythm Nation 1814.

“If you’re watching, Jimmy and Terry, let’s finish those songs,” she said. “We have some stuff with them we’ve been working on, and it was an honour to be in their presence.” – Reuters