Robyn is finally back in the UK charts after a 9 year absense! And back in the top 10 for the first time in a decade, with the physical release still to come so a top 5 or no.1 is still in reach. It’s amazing to think back to when I bought the cassette of Do You Really Want Me in 1998, when I could never have guessed that almost a decade later this wonderful Swedish lady would still be my favourite female singer in the whole world, despite having not had a single top 40 hit in the meantime. I still remember my first sighting of Robyn, on Top of the Pops singing Show Me Love in 1998, when my fandom was instant. It will be interesting to see if her second bout of UK fame lasts any longer. Is it even possible for a European singer to become a really major star in this country? I have my doubts as past examples aren’t favourable, but of course I will be sticking by her to infinity and beyond!
Also making a comeback, except in this case they actually have been away, are the Backstreet Boys, whose new single Inconsolable has finally appeared on YouTube. Despite sharing the first four letters and being a ballad, it’s not as good as Incomplete. It’s nice but not powerful like all the great BSB tracks are. It’s sad that the career of my favourite boyband may soon come to an end, only cos they had some strange falling out with Max Martin. Now they’ve seen what’s happened to Kelly C after she too thought she could succeed without him, they must be quite scared. The backing music in the verses is really really similar to that of All She Wrote by Ross Copperman, but I expect this is just a coincidence. Hopefully there will be some gems on the album – I’ll be buying it anyway, as my loyalties are far too strong not to.