Pitchfork

Robyn, the glittering piece of dance-pop craftsmanship from the Swedish singer of the same name, finally got its American release last year. But the album has been kicking around the world and the interweb for nearly four years now (it was Pitchfork's 39th favorite album of frickin' 2005), and Robyn still hasn't gotten around to recording a follow-up. That's obviously way too long. We aren't going to feel quite right until that next album happens, but The Cherrytree Sessions, a forthcoming EP, might hold us over for a couple of months.

The Cherrytree Sessions won't have any new songs on it, just acoustic versions of three tracks from the album: "Be Mine!", "With Every Heartbeat", and "Bum Like You". These tracks all come from Robyn's appearance on the web program "Live at the CherrytreeHouse." Cherrytree/Interscope will release The Cherrytree Sessions on February 3. Digitally, it'll be sold exclusively through iTunes, and for some reason only Borders will be selling physical copies. So if you have anything left on your Christmas gift cards, there you go.