Yesterday I had the d'luvvly privilege of being invited to Capitol Records to have a listen to the new Kylie Minogue album, Aphrodite. And while I wish I could do a full-on review here and now, I'd get the electric chair for giving away any song title info just yet.
What can be said is that, while previous album X had some great moments on it, Aphrodite is miles ahead of that one. Executive producer Stuart Price and Kylie have managed to craft a completely cohesive record that flows flawlessly from song to song (I heard 11 altogether, though they were not a continuous mix). And with first single "All The Lovers," that snippet is only the tippy-top of the iceberg.It's Kylie getting back to Kylie. We saw flashes of that on X. But prepare for a full-on disco ride that never relents. Think "In My Arms" and "The One" and "Love At First Sight" and "Wow"—and especially "I Believe In You"—but with so many more layers to each song. And no ballads, save for one mid-tempo-ish number.
Summer 2010 has its party album, folks.
P.S. Completely surreal experience: sitting in the Capitol/EMI lobby, and the issue of Saturday Night Magazine with the feature on Chart Rigger was sitting on the glass table.