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# KYLIE drops Tension – “A blend of personal reflection, club abandon and melancholic high.”
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/kylie-drops-tension-a-blend-of-personal-reflection-club-abandon-and-melancholic-high/
- Published: 2023-09-23T11:35:41.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-23T11:35:42.000Z
- Description: Kylie’s highly-anticipated new album, Tension – a record full of euphoric, empowered dance floor bangers and sultry pop cuts – is out now via BMG.
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Music, Kylie, Kylie Minogue, new music

**Kylie**’s highly-anticipated new album, ***Tension*** – a record full of euphoric, empowered dance floor bangers and sultry pop cuts – is out now via **BMG**.

The critically-acclaimed record is her first since 2010’s *Aphrodite* to include two top 20 singles in the UK: the global smash hit singles *Padam Padam* and the title track *Tension*. Released in May, *Padam Padam* quickly cemented its status as a global viral sensation and song of the summer with 157 million global streams, four weeks in the UK Top 10, Number 1 in the UK airplay chart, remixes by **HAAi**, **Jax Jones** and **Absolute**, and even calls for ‘Padam’ to be added to the dictionary. *Tension* meanwhile debuted in the UK Top 20 and Number 7 in the UK airplay chart in its first week of release, with TikTok users across the world similarly embracing the track.

Discussing Tension, Kylie says: “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.”

Kylie’s glittering career has seen her amass sales of over 80 million records worldwide, five billion streams and eight UK Number 1 albums. Her multiple awards include three **BRIT** awards, two **MTV** awards and a **Grammy**. Kylie is the only female artist to score a Number 1 album and Top 10 singles in five consecutive decades in the UK.

*Tension* is out now.