album Kylie Minogue - 'Tension II'

[Elvenpath]

Only an hour and a half to go to listen to the whole álbum here in Argentina

[willmcclure9]

9 hours ago, SchmoodRing said:

This is still very much real music. And I'm sorry but the term "hag music" is not something I ever want Kylie associated with ever. I want more of a synthopop direction if possible or another indie trippy pop album full of Breathe's give us Impossible Princess 2.0

 

The songs while mostly good, sound like Selena Rare outtakes. Just too generic and trend chasing for someone at this point of her career. 

 

By 'hag music' I just meant pop music made by older women that isn't focused on the charts / trends. If you know any of those artists mentioned, you'd know they're all dance / synth pop

[That Bad Eartha]

I agree with the complaints about the metallic sounding vocal production. It was an issue I had with some of the original Tension album too, and it has been true of all her collabs recently too so the issue is something with how she is recording/filtering/processing her vocals not necessarily the producers she's working with. 

 

But as for the complaints about it just being a retread of Tension, well duh. Certainly a far cry from her most exciting work, but I'm seeing a full and proper Kylie tour in LA next year so whatever helps her promo and making sure she doesn't wait 10 years for the next time she comes back I'll allow. 

 

If anything I'm glad she's getting the Tension leftovers out her system now, if she's clearing out all those gems now maybe we stand a better chance of a truly fresh new album a few years from now rather than her repurposing stuff for the next era (like how a decent chunk of OG Tension were Disco leftovers).

[ZENO]

Hello or Kiss Bang Bang should have been the lead and deserved a bridge. I like them even better than Padam Padam 

[HonourableVomit]

2 hours ago, Rocket said:

People expecting her to take risks on what is essentially just a continuation of Tension.

 

Now if the next album is the same paint by numbers then for sure, go in.

right like this is a glorified Side B, she's giving the people the sound they asked for from Tension and didn't get  

[Slap]

5 hours ago, halcyonday said:

OMG guys this album reminds me of Britney Jean so much  bops on bops! Especially Good As Gone sounds just like something from BJ, maybe Til Its Gone

NOBODY wants to wake up to the post from ATRL user @halcyonday that I woke up to this morning. 
 

Edited October 18, 2024 by Slap

[BlackJesus]

This is her TFM. Orville's and Sia's songs have no right being on here

[stephen1108]

3 hours ago, halcyonday said:

OMG guys this album reminds me of Britney Jean so much  bops on bops! Especially Good As Gone sounds just like something from BJ, maybe Til Its Gone

Oh, that's not-  

[poki]

2010s = 3 albums

2000s = 4 albums

 

2020s = 3 albums and we are just halfway through, with a new album already in the works.

Not to mention a tour with arenas in the US in 2025.

 

It's okay for this album to not reinvent the wheel.

[Popboi.]

3 hours ago, halcyonday said:

OMG guys this album reminds me of Britney Jean so much  bops on bops! Especially Good As Gone sounds just like something from BJ, maybe Til Its Gone

Rebuke this in the name of the Lord

[Scheissex]

Why are people expecting her to reinvent the wheel on an album literally called Tension II  It sounds like Tension leftovers because… it is. That's the point. 

[stephen1108]

Ok so after listening and digesting this album for over the last 15 hours…. I'm floored. Truly, it's a great body of pop bliss. Kylie really hit the nail on the head here! 

 

I loved Tension, but Tension II absolutely gives us more of what we wanted / expected from the 2023 project. It's a great time to be a Little Minoguester 

[stephen1108]

I feel like there's quite a few single choices here, but I think the clear ones are Someone for Me and Good as Gone. Kiss Kiss Bang and Hello are also up there, but they're very Padam Padam/LCA. 

[Elvenpath]

Do you have Someone For Me? 

[Junlin]

streaming 

[pxxxtrick]

This is cute for a sequel album. 

[Junlin]

Do you have someone for me   a fresh BOP  a sing along smash

[Scandalous]

ia it just me or are 3/4 collabs not available on the streaming version so stupid

[PaloSanto]

After sitting on it and replaying it quite a bit, I think the highs on T1 are higher but this is a bit more consistent. This is gonna go triple diamond on my stereo that's for sure. My biggest complain is track lengths and lack of bridges. Extended mixes will probably help the songs build and bretahe a bit more but without bridges it's not gonna make a huge difference. Then again this is an issue she's had for 3 albums now so maybe it's time we get used to it.

 

Rationalizing it though, at least she'll be able to sing more songs on tour on the same old 2 hours 

 

saw the HQ textless cover on twitter so I'm leaving it here 

 

 

[Junlin]

wait kiss bang bang hits instantly 

[PaloSanto]

also, catch this edit

 

[sk8erfan]

9 minutes ago, Scandalous said:

ia it just me or are 3/4 collabs not available on the streaming version so stupid

They should've chopped the fourth one as well, who asked for these to be on the album? 

[Junlin]

diamond  miss minogue you deliver bop after bop after bop 

[Danny1021]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang needs to be the 2nd single 

[BlackJesus]

Now why aren't the collabs available on Apple Music?