Kylie Minogue sends fans wild as she reveals new album Tension and says it helped her through ‘challenging times’
KYLIE Minogue has driven fans wild as she prepares to drop a brand new album later this year.
The pop icon, 54, said her new album Tension has helped her through “challenging times”.
“I would say it’s a blend of personal reflection, club abandon and melancholic high,” Kylie said of the album.
It will be her first since 2020’s Disco, which beat Little Mix to No1 and became the fastest-selling record by a solo act in the UK that year.
Kylie said: “I started this album with an open mind and a blank page.
“Unlike my last two albums there wasn’t a ‘theme’, it was about finding the heart or the fun or the fantasy of that moment and always trying to service the song.
“I wanted to celebrate each song’s individuality and to dive into that freedom.
“I would say it’s a blend of personal reflection, club abandon and melancholic high.”
The Australian star said creating the album was an uplifting experience during some difficult times.
She continued: “I loved being back in the studio with my collaborators but was also able to benefit from remote recording, which we have all got used to – my mobile studio never left my side for a year and a half!
“The album is a mix of songs I have written and songs which really spoke to me.
“Making this album helped me navigate challenging times and celebrate the now.
“I hope it accompanies listeners on their own journeys and becomes part of their story.”
The album is set to be released on September 22nd, featuring a record of euphoric, empowered dance floor bangers and sultry pop cuts.
Tension is eleven tracks of unabashed pleasure-seeking, seize-the-moment, joyful pop tunes.
The hypnotic electro of ‘Padam Padam’ opens the album and will be the first single to be released from the record.
Kylie has worked with a number of producers on the album with seven of the tracks being produced and co-written with her long-time collaborators, Biff Stannard and Duck Blackwell.
She has also worked on a track with top producer Lost Boy, who has previously worked his magic on hits for Ellie Goulding, Becky Hill and Mimi Webb.
The album will follow this autumn, with a major arena tour being planned for 2024, her first in six years.
The Sun revealed: “Kylie has finally finished the album and is now raring to go with her return to music.
“It is being kept under lock and key and hardly anyone at her label has even heard it.
“The first single will be revealed later this month.
“It’s classic Kylie and is sure to go down well with her fans.”
I told in February how fans would have to wait longer for a new album after Kylie decided to write more songs for it.