Love Is Free [EP]
by Robyn
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. Pretty Much Amazing
    Aug 10, 2015
    83
    Love is Free makes a seriously compelling case that the EP should be the standard form of pop-music communication. Robyn’s latest is all killer, no filler, and leaves you begging for more.
  2. The 405
    Aug 13, 2015
    80
    A captivating and downright fun little album, but it does feel just like a little side project--some friends just having a mess around--than a proper juicy album.
  3. NOW Magazine
    Aug 12, 2015
    80
    With Love Is Free, Robyn once again shows she can bring together discerning dance snobs and accessible-pop fans.
  5. Exclaim
    Aug 10, 2015
    80
    Between her typically deft hooks, the thematic cohesion and the efficiency of it all (five songs, 20 minutes), Love is Free marks another gem in Robyn's recent, diamond-studded catalogue.
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    Aug 10, 2015
    75
    Love offers a satisfying sprint for hungry fans and acts as a sort of adrenalized tribute to Falk, who passed away during production last year.
  7. Pitchfork
    Aug 10, 2015
    72
    What Love Is Free does so well, and so simply, is hone in on just the beauty of finally letting go, physically and mentally.
  8. AllMusic
    Dec 22, 2015
    70
    While the EP is a little more straightforward than Do It Again, it's a fun, spontaneous portrait of a moment made all the more poignant due to Falk's death from pancreatic cancer in 2014.
  9. The Line of Best Fit
    Sep 1, 2015
    70
    Love Is Free sits strangely in the canon of Robyn. It’s euphoric, and like every great Robyn anthem, there’s a cry-while-you-party type sound on the mini-LP that’s intensely emotional but wields an undeniable kinetic streak.
  10. New Musical Express (NME)
    Aug 11, 2015
    70
    The record works as just five songs.
  11. Slant Magazine
    Aug 10, 2015
    70
    Love Is Free feels comparatively tossed off, merely a bridge between Robyn 2.0 and an incarnation of the dance-pop icon we--and she--haven't yet imagined.
  12. The Observer (UK)
    Aug 17, 2015
    60
    Despite the shadow of tragedy hanging over the project, there’s an irrepressible euphoria to the music throughout.
  13. Spin
    Aug 13, 2015
    60
    The new three-piece is no supergroup. Robyn’s best work rises above mere competence, and while every song here will keep people on the dance floor, Love Is Free transcends nothing.
  14. Consequence
    Aug 10, 2015
    58
    Robyn, her keyboardist Markus Jägerstedt, and the late producer Christian Falk dig into retro dance floor techniques to produce some solid, if unexceptional club tracks.

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