Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Jul 2
Robyn Releases 29-Minute 'Sexistential' With 'Talk to Me' and 'Dopamine'
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Jul 2

Robyn Releases 29-Minute 'Sexistential' With 'Talk to Me' and 'Dopamine'

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 2

Summary

  • Robyn’s new album “Sexistential” arrived in 2026 as a brief 29-minute return to the full-blooded electropop that defined her reputation.
  • “Talk to Me” and “Dopamine” stand out among the release’s key tracks, with the former framed as a phone-sex anthem and the latter as a love song balancing synthetic and human elements.
  • The album also revisits older material: “Blow My Mind,” first released in 2002, was re-recorded for “Sexistential.”
  • The release extends a catalog that spans from 1995’s “Show Me Love” through 2018’s “Honey,” with “Dancing on My Own” still presented as the benchmark of Robyn’s pop legacy.

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