When Swedish comeback kid Robyn was in Texas to play SXSW this past month, she refused to limit herself to Perez Hilton’s soiree. Here’s a clip of Robyn singing “Bum Like You” to some heartland-folk, in a country music bar in Granger, Texas. You'd almost expect a Boratian backlash—but no. The cowboys and their gals seem to enjoy Robyn’s jaunty electro hooks, and Robyn is clearly having a ball away from her usual audience of, well, young people.
Scarlett Johansson
Anywhere I Lay My Head (ATCO)
We know what you are thinking: Don Johnson, Heartbeat. But you are wrong, oh, so wrong. Scarlett Johansson’s first album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, is one of the happiest surprises in years. On this inspired collection of Tom Waits covers, Johansson’s famously oak-smoked voice is a natural cousin of the Roches, John Cale, and Sinead O’Connor. David Bowie, who sings backup on two tracks—“Falling Down” and “Fannin Street”—adds splashes of cream to this perfect cup of hot, dark New Orleans coffee. —Alison Powell
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