Robyn says that long pop albums are boring, 40 minutes is enough

[Laxy 388]

Her new pop album under 40 minutes is also very boring lol. Buildups that lead to nowhere. An exercise in unnecessary and unwanted restraint.

[bpmMonkey 7,716]

2 minutes ago, Laxy said:

Her new pop album under 40 minutes is also very boring lol. Buildups that lead to nowhere. An exercise in unnecessary and unwanted restraint.

I think you'd really enjoy David Guetta.

[Junko Enoshima 4,573]

I agree with her if she means Taylor type pop or an album filled with bad songs just to inflate numbers 

[dubstep111 772]

I agree I was so excited for the new Melanie Martinez album because of how many songs there were, but it ended up being very boring. Actually, way too many slow songs.

[Bronco 25,070]

I think she's right to an extent. Albums definitely suffer with bloat these days. 

And for a pop-dance song, the longer it gets the less it tends to work because its often just a standard pop song being unnaturally extended with repetitive beats. 

Like how many "extended" pop dance tracks are just looped intros or delayed outros on a 3 minute track. 

Certain albums and styles suit longer cuts. Especially in rock music where the magic of the genre is in the riffs and the solos. But in pop, the magic is often the variety and the longer it takes to switch it up can be a negative 

[TheMontebello 1,145]

Love her but no

[Awakened M 3,238]

4 hours ago, PartySick said:

I have never in my life said "I really like this album/song, I just wish there was less of it"

I'm no size queen but the longer the better

I finally agree with you, bitch! 

[Ziggy 14,032]

I get what she means about just make 2 albums tbh

[datlastfam 5,816]

Her fav one must be KP's 143 which is only 34 minutes long then she just being shy to admit, I get it 

Edited March 28 by datlastfam

[southpaw773 4,365]

Little miss 8 years for a new album wants to criticize the industry lol 

[elijahfan 27,484]

I definitely hear what she's saying. While I don't necessarily find long pop albums boring when they're consistently good (hello Born This Way), they can be a little exhausting. There's definitely something unique and memorable when things are tightened to 10 or less songs. I just wish Robyn stopped taking 10 years in between records

Several of my favorite records are actually quite short: The Fame Monster, t.A.T.u.'s 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane and pretty much all of Goldfrapp's albums, for instance. It doesn't take a lot of songs to make a lasting impression.

Edited March 28 by elijahfan

[MythicBone 4]

I typically ask “What is best for the song”? Some tracks overstay their welcome and some exit too soon. 
 

It can be difficult to balance across an entire project, but at the end of the day, the artist should make what feels right. Not what’s expected.

Edited March 28 by MythicBone

[nATAH 56,961]

raye's album is one hour long and it's one the best and most interesting releases in a LONG time

[stevana229 1,916]

I agree with this.... so many pop albums have SOOOO much filler. it's so easy to point out which songs were meant to be singles 

[Wolf Boy 3,581]

I mean, id rather a 9 track perfect album than an 18 track filler album.