Robyn Ottolini: The All My Friends Are Hot Tour

November 9, 2023

9:00 PM

Robyn Ottolini makes music that will either piss you off or make you fall in love with her. Maybe a little of both. Whether she’s cursing or calling out a cheating ex, if it needs saying, Robyn is the one to say it.

Long before Robyn’s career took off in 2020 — in the middle of a global pandemic, no less — with the viral TikTok hit “F-150,” she was pretending to be the next Faith Hill or Shania Twain in the front seat of her dad’s pickup truck. Growing up in small-town Uxbridge, just outside of Toronto, Robyn was raised on country music. Something about the honest, lived-in stories that permeate country music at its core made Robyn feel like she’d found the right gravel road to travel down. A vehicle for her own honest, lived-in stories, before she even had a license. She’s treated songwriting like a diary since writing her first song at 13, resulting in an emotional rawness that’s both cheeky and captivating.

Robyn stepped into 2023 with intention on the song ‘Five Years’. A self reflective look at happiness and being ok without a five year plan. It’s the kind of song that feels heavy and hopeful at the same time. It’s a mix Robyn crafts well. ‘Five Years’ set the table for a huge artistic step in Robyn’s career. The rest of 2023 sees a series of singles and an EP scheduled for release, as well as opening slots on the Shania Twain ‘Queen Of Me’ Tour and festival dates across Canada and the USA. This kind of business is good when the work truly means something.