Review abba new songs

The Guardian view on Abba: still rocking the room 40 years on. Their songs often crackle with the uncomfortable edges of their biography, especially later on in their careers The Winner Takes It All, sung by Agnetha, being the majestic zenith of all this; one does sometimes wonder how the women feel about having these words written for them. And so it is that nine seconds in, Anni-Frid Lyngstad starts to sing.

Can Abba recreate the feel of a concert using digital versions of themselves 41 years after their last set? Then at 6pm came the news: a whole new album , with two tracks released at once to herald its arrival.

And then 38 seconds in, the mood shifts with a fantastic downward piano run: the song suddenly becomes loose-limbed and breathlessly excitable. Only in my dreams did I think it would be a new song.

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ABBA’s two new songs mark a classy and heartwarming comeback from the pop greats

Pop ABBA are back. Then Agnetha appears, singing alone, before harmonising with Anni-Frid — to hear these two women singing together again after 40 years is incredibly moving. It transforms gushy ballads, folk excursions and pearlescent disco bangers into profound statements. Abba Voyage is probably just going to be a cruise, I thought.

Reuse this content. Naturally, these voices have changed and aged, but they still carry the weight of each phrase deftly, unshowily, which deepens their impact.