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Sep 21, 2023 · Kylie Minogue’s most relaxed album in years is a compendium of all the sounds she’s best known for: confectionary synth-pop, breezy Euro house, and propulsive EDM.
- Harry Tafoya
- Padam Padam. Of course. Whatever happens for the remainder of Kylie Minogue’s career, the hypnotic “Padam Padam” will forever remain one of her most unifying moments.
- Hands. “Hands” swelters like Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More” or Katy Perry’s “Feels” – sweaty, summery, and just super fun. A big hit in hiding; if Kylie doesn’t release “Hands” as the next single, she’s missing a trick.
- Tension. The simple “Call me Kylie-lie-lie … ” is like the classy sister of “it’s Britney, b***h” – effortlessly cool, immediately iconic. As the album’s second single and title track, “Tension” was a pretty solid indication of what was to come from the record as a whole.
- Hold On To Now. The majority of Kylie’s discography hits like dopamine, but there are a select handful that are just pure pop euphoria. “Hold On To Now” falls firmly in that category.
Sep 22, 2023 · “Tension” is her sixteenth album, and it’s not only as good as the ones she released 10 or 20 or more years ago, it’s just like them: full of shiny, irresistible, easily digestible songs...
Sep 22, 2023 · Some early reviewers have already deemed Tension “a good Kylie Minogue album”, but not quite up to being a great one, awarding it three out of five stars. Buoyed by its pair of outstanding singles, Tension is likely to fare better sales-wise than any Kylie album has done for some years, if not decades.
Sep 22, 2023 · Lyrically, ‘Tension’ is resolutely escapist and perhaps sexier than any Minogue album since 2007’s ‘X’. She begins ‘Green Light’ with a perfect pop come-on – “I know your star sign, what’s on...
- Nick Levine
Sep 22, 2023 · With Tension, Kylie delivers a full-bodied disco-infused album that has an unadulterated collection of euphoric and joyful dance floor classics and sultry pop cuts that is chock-full of...
Sep 18, 2023 · Kylie Minogue’s 16th studio album, ‘Tension,’ is fully immersed in the glory of the sound of the ’80s. Read our review.
