Download of the Day: Robyn's Call Your Girlfriend

Robyn teaches the proper way to dump someone

By now, it should be known fact that Swedish pop singer Robyn is queen of the emotional electropop.

With classics like "With Every Heartbeat" and "Dancing on My Own", Robyn has shown that dance music can have a soul, a particularly sad one at that.

For her latest single, Robyn finds the melancholy even in the joy of new romance. "Call Your Girlfriend" has Robyn telling her new lover to break the news to his old girlfriend of their romance. Instead of simply cutting things off, she instructs him on how to do it right, saying that she'll love again and that it wasn't her fault that they fell apart. You could tell that Robyn has experience in the subject, which makes the lyrics and the song even more poignant.

The killer beats and production should really go without saying, since the whole album is basically the zenith of pop music right now. Still, the simple, yet elegant style shouldn't be taken for granted in the least. It may not be as explosive as "Dancing on My Own", but it's still pop done the right way. The production is overwhelming, but it's powerful enough to give extra weight to the message.

She may not be the worldwide success she should be, but Robyn is one of pop music's most important artists. She continues to push the genre towards a more restrained, classier path, with "Call Your Girlfriend" as a perfect roadmap.

Check out the recently released video below: