The easiest way to think about ‘Rigidity II’ is to image a DJ who’s of their zone through the center of the best set of their lives. The music is pumping, the group is vibing and nobody needs it to finish – the disco wants Kylie Minogue, and he or she is very happy to oblige.
Most every little thing concerning the document is traditional Kylie at her greatest. The Aussie pop celebrity may need gotten her surprising however well-deserved renaissance final yr with the viral ‘Rigidity’ single ‘Padam Padam’, however on ‘Rigidity II’, it hardly ever feels as if she’s chasing her personal success or letting it outline her output. As a substitute, it’s a showcase of how she’s a popstar who was, is and can proceed to be second to none.
Kylie flaunts her pop mastery on the saucy and sultry album spotlight ‘Taboo’, a cross between ABBA and the vibes of her underrated 2007 document ‘X’. Over dramatic violins, hand claps and a pulsating Hello-NRG bassline, she celebrates sexual freedom within the membership: It’s electrical vitality while you get this near me / Depend me in, let’s go, let’s leavе, un, deux, trois. In the meantime, fellow standout ‘Good As Gone’ is a drunker, darker tackle 2010 fan favorite ‘Get Outta My Means’, and options one hell of a hook: “Gone, gone, love the best way you’re gone.
The document additionally isn’t absent of magical, euphoric moments which are the spotlight of each Kylie live performance. The dancefloor call-to-action of ‘Dance To The Music’, which cheekily references her joyous 2010 hit ‘All of the Lovers’, is a straightforward crowd-pleaser. In the meantime, the diva-driven vitality of ‘Lights Digital camera Motion’, with traces like I look stellar tonight / My armour is by Gaultier, is as scrumptious as it’s thrilling. At instances, she even will get a bit of dejected, like on ‘Somebody For Me’ and ‘Shoulda Left Ya’ – however nonetheless dancing, after all.
‘Rigidity II’ isn’t solely faultless. ‘Good day’ is a middling try to copy the success of ‘Padam Padam’, whereas the speak-singing components on ‘Diamonds’ are bland and uninspired – however they aren’t offensive in a means that detracts from the general listening expertise. The document ebbs and flows with ease, the songs complement one another whereas not mixing into each other. It’s cohesive, with out being too aware of itself, giving the person tracks area to breathe.
To not put a damper on the triumph that was ‘Rigidity’, however ‘Rigidity II’ surpasses it by mild years – and, in so doing, awkwardly places into query the necessity to join the 2 albums within the first place. This assortment of (principally) new songs stands sturdy by itself. The document is tighter but bolder, sexier but sadder, as icy, electropop siren Kylie as soon as once more leaves all of it on the dancefloor.
Particulars
- Report label: BMG / Darenote
- Launch date: October 18, 2024
