Robyn Announces Album Sexistential for March 27 Release

Swedish pop icon Robyn has announced her ninth studio album, Sexistential, set for release on March 27 via the Young label. The project marks her first full-length record since the 2018 release of Honey, ending a nearly eight-year wait for new material from the acclaimed singer-songwriter and producer.

Alongside the announcement, Robyn shared two new singles: the title track "Sexistential" and "Talk to Me." These tracks follow the November release of "Dopamine," her first single in over seven years, which received a remix from Jamie xx. The album was primarily coproduced by Robyn's longtime collaborator Klas Åhlund, with additional contributions from producers Oscar Holter and songwriter Max Martin, who cowrote "Talk to Me" in their first partnership since 2010's "Time Machine" from the Body Talk era.

"Sexistential" stands out for its bold lyrical content, described in press materials as a rap about one-night stands experienced while 10 weeks pregnant through IVF. Robyn drew inspiration for the track from a comment by André 3000, who once remarked that audiences would not want to hear him rap about a colonoscopy. "It was my cue," Robyn said. "I have to do this, I have to write a...