Robyn Brings Four Songs, Old and New, to NPR's Tiny Desk

Robyn played four songs for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert, the broadcaster's series of stripped-back performances filmed in a small space with the audience close to the artist. Rolling Stone reported the set on 14 November 2026, and it covered songs from three different points in her career.

She opened with "Ever Again," the closing track on her 2018 album Honey. That choice set the tone for a set that moved back and forth through time rather than working in a straight line.

Next came "Light Up," the penultimate track on Sexistential, her newer album. The set then turned to the past with a reworked version of "Show Me Love," her 1997 single. The song was co-written with Max Martin, the Swedish songwriter and producer who has worked on many pop records across several decades.

Robyn closed with "Sucker for Love," also from Sexistential. Ending on the newest material gave the set a clear finish, with the older songs in the middle.

For anyone new to the format, a Tiny Desk performance is usually short, acoustic in feel, and recorded with little between the singer and the people watching. Artists have to strip a song down to its core, and a reworked arrangement of an old hit can sound very different in that setting. Robyn's version of "Show Me Love" was built for that room rather than a stage full of lights and speakers.

The set is a useful snapshot for listeners who know her from one era and not another. A song from 1997 and a song from her latest album sat side by side, and the audience heard both at the same volume and in the same room.

Tiny Desk performances are published as video and audio by NPR, which makes them easy to find after the day they are filmed. For anyone picking up the story on their phone, the four songs are the quickest way to hear the set.