Robyn Gives Us ‘Life’ as She Joins Jamie xx on Latest ‘In Waves’ Single
Jamie xx has recruited Robyn for “Life,” the latest single off the upcoming album In Waves, the long-awaited follow-up to his 2015 LP In Colour. The electropop song, out Monday, is made to bring you to the dancefloor and is inspired by the club energy of Ibiza.
“I just want to see how ‘Life’ gets people dancing this summer. I can’t wait for that,” Robyn said in a statement. “Jamie is such a brilliant creator, I’m excited to be part of his album.”
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Ahead of the song’s release, Robyn shared a video of herself singing the track‘s lyrics amid laughs. The song is classic Robyn with Jamie xx’s beat-making influence all over it.
“I made this track pretty fast (for me) and I loved it from day one,” Jamie xx said of the single in a statement. “When I first heard Robyn’s vocal it was at 6 a.m. after finishing playing at Pacha in Ibiza, it was the perfect moment. Robyn and I have spent time working together and hanging out for some years now, it’s always a joy and always inspiring, I’m so glad and grateful that she is a part of In Waves.”
“Thank you Robyn for bringing this track to life!” he added.
“Life” marks Robyn’s first new song since she covered Neneh Cherry’s “Buffalo Stance” in 2022, and one of only a handful new tracks she’s appeared on since releasing her own Honey back in 2019.
“You’re giving me life,” the Swedish pop icon repeats throughout the track. “Let’s fuck it up tonight.”
In addition to Robyn, In Waves features guests such as the Avalanches (Jamie xx previously appeared on that band’s 2020 LP We Will Always Love You), Panda Bear, Kelsey Lu, Honey Dijon, choreographer Oona Doherty, and the xx bandmates Oliver Sim and Romy, with the trio reuniting on “Waited All Day.”
Jamie xx has previously shared the singles “Baddy on the Floor” and “Treat Each Other Right” from In Waves, his first album in nearly a decade. Over the past few years, Jamie xx has dropped a series of one-off singles including “Kill Dem,” “Let’s Do It Again,” and “It’s So Good.” Those standalone songs (plus new tracks “Do Something” and “F U,” featuring Erykah Badu) will appear on a bonus disc accompanying the deluxe version of In Waves, due out Sept. 20.
In Waves Track List
1. “Wanna”
2. “Treat Each Other Right”
3. “Waited All Night” (ft. Romy & Oliver Sim)
4. “Baddy on the Floor” (ft. Honey Dijon)
5. “Dafodil” (ft. Kelsey Lu, John Glacier & Panda Bear)
6. “Still Summer”
7. “Life” (ft. Robyn)
8. “The Feeling I Get From You”
9. “Breather”
10. “All You Children” (ft. the Avalanches)
11. “Every Single Weekend” (Interlude)
12. “Falling Together” (ft. Oona Doherty)
Deluxe LP Bonus 12” Package
1. “F U” (ft. Erykah Badu)
2. “It’s So Good”
3. “Do Something”
4. “Let’s Do It Again”
5. “Kill Dem”
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