Robyn @ Botanique, Brussels, 13 oct.
Ah, Sweden, land of kötbullar, IKEA and Swedish Chef.
But, as those who know me a little bit, also a damn good provider of music, with a big share in Lisa’s Favourites.
Be it the edgy, experimental beats of Fever Ray (whose concert at Brixton Academy in London slipped under my Tumblr radar a little bit, but as can be read in my review of our first encounter back in 2009, this lady keeps on amazing me like (pretty much) no one else.)
But ye olde Sverige is also home to Sweet Little Robyn aka Lisa’s (not so) secret crush aka provider of the best song in music history.*
It was only a matter of time before I could enjoy the pure delight of seeing this little elf in real life.
And how good it was!
The Botanique’s Orangerie is a small (700 people!) but nice venue, and, as it turned out, very suitable for Robyn.
She’s so energetic, such a good singer and so incredibly sweet, that she had the crowd eating out of the palm of her hand since the word go.
Or since ‘Once you’ve gone tech, you ain’t never going back’, because if there’s one thing this queen of heartbreak poptunes is good in, then it’s her infinitely fabulous lyrics.
She duly confirmed her status as one of the best things in pop - sweet as candyfloss yet with a very ‘Grrrl-power’ core.
Jättekul, as they say in Swedish!
* For those in the unknowing: With Every Heartbeat.
