Kylie Minogue - Tension

Dance?

Kylie Minogue is a European and British icon. Her music has been reflecting this territoriality for many years, because the artist feels her audience and their needs like no one else. And since the needs of the European public, and especially the queer public, who prefer to spend their evenings at raves or in clubs, are slightly different from the American ones, for a long time we have the concept of “Europop”, which is now often associated with.. not the highest quality of dance and electronic music, which some DJ's and artists use excessively in an attempt to get on the charts through European parties. But Kylie Minogue has been towering over them for many years, setting an example that this kind of music can be done well. So why is she different?

"Tension" is the album that for 35 minutes will take you away into carelessness, absence of problems and lightness. But at the same time, “Tension” is also an album that can be listened to not only in a wild, thoughtless dance, but also as a completely conscious work containing an idea. This album is sexy, hot, very loving and charismatic. While listening to it, you get the feeling that only Kylie could do this. Isn’t this recognition of the work of an artist who can produce this in her fourth decade of career? Appropriate disco references, vocal effects and sometimes overt retro motifs involve you instead of making you wince, and Kylie’s performance gives it the necessary emotionality and appeal.

Of course, despite all this, "Tension" is the safest and most workable move for Minogue. This is a kind of climax of her albums "Disco", "Golden" and "Aphrodite" with an admixture of "Fever". And what’s more, this album is a brief retelling of Kylie Minogue’s entire career, compressed into half an hour. Honest, selfless, sometimes naive, but still terribly charming.

Baby, what are we holdin' on to?
Baby, where do we wanna run to?
We'll figure it out somehow

7.2/10