Love Is Free (EP) explained

Love Is Free
Type:ep
Longtype:(Mini-album)
Artist:Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique
Cover:Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique, Love Is Free.jpg
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Chronology:Robyn
Prev Title:Do It Again
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Honey
Next Year:2018

Love Is Free is a "mini-album" by Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique, released on 7 August 2015 by the record labels Konichiwa, Cherrytree, and Interscope.[1]

"Tell You (Today)" was originally released in September 2014 and is a cover of the 1983 disco song "Tell You Today" by Loose Joints, written by that group's founding member Arthur Russell. It originally appeared on the Red Hot tribute album to him, Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell, in October 2014.[2]

Primarily a dance, electropop, and house record, Love Is Free features influences of disco, Italo disco, and acid house.[3]

Critical reception

Love Is Free received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 12 reviews.

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Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various7 August 2015[4] [5]
Japan8 August 2015Digital download[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Camp. Zoe. Robyn Announces Love Is Free Mini LP With La Bagatelle Magique. Pitchfork. 24 July 2015 . 24 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Robyn Covers Arthur Russell's "Tell You (Today)". Pitchfork. Minsker. Evan. 3 September 2014. 22 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique delve into the history of dance on patchy patchwork mini-LP. Day. Laurence. The Line of Best Fit. 1 September 2015. 10 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Love Is Free – EP by Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique on iTunes . 7 August 2015 . Itunes.apple.com . 16 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Love Is Free – EP by Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique on iTunes . 7 August 2015 . Itunes.apple.com . 16 May 2016.
  6. Web site: Love Is Free – EP by Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique on iTunes . 7 August 2015 . Itunes.apple.com . 16 May 2016.