Fancy a go with a robot?

As anyone who happens to be "in the know" is already aware of, Röyksopp have a new album coming out. Don't believe me? Just go to the Hype Machine, search Röyksopp and watch about 80 pages worth of results appear. Röyksopp, just for your info, are two Scandinavian guys (Norwegian, I believe) that are known for creating fairly good electronic music and are considered to be rather "hip".

Similarly, those people who are "in the know" with blogs and Röyksopp and all that nonsense are aware of a lady named Robyn. She is from Sweden, she had a couple of big hits back in the '90s ("Show Me Love", "Do You Know What It Takes") in that sort of Britney Spears-type pop before Britney Spears was even a blip in our radars. Then she reappeared out of no where in 2007 with the single "With Every Heartbeat" that went to number 1 in Britain. Her album Robyn was released in the US last year and has become the pop record du jour for hipsters and that sort of thing.

ANYWAY.

These two parties have combined forces for the new Röyksopp album, and the fruit of their labors is an electro-disco ditty called "The Girl And the Robot".

It is a strong contender for Greatest Song of 2009. Quite a claim considering we're only three months into the year. Check out the clip below to view this incredible work firsthand.



Some notes on "The Girl And the Robot" -
1. The lyrics "I go mental every time you leave for work" and "I'm in love with a robot" are two of the best lyrics to work their way into a pop song this year. They might even be better than Girls Aloud's "Like beautiful robots dancing alone", which shows that the theme for electronic pop tunes in 2009 is definitely ROBOTS.




2. There are spooky human voices in the background and a decidely ominous (in a cheesy '80s sort of way) sound to the overall track, nicely complimenting the obsessive desperation of the lyrics. Like The Police's "Every Breath You Take", only better.

3. It has been on repeat on my iPod literally all day long. Usually the warning signs of a damn good track. .