Tension II

Tension II
An image of Kylie Minogue wearing a long, plain, body hugging white dress standing inside of a large, silver Gemini symbol covered in crystals. The album title is displayed on the upper side, while the name "Kylie" on the lower left side of the image. The cover's background is a color gradient transitioning from teal at the top through green to yellow at the bottom.
Standard cover artwork
Studio album by
Kylie Minogue
Released18 October 2024 (2024-10-18)
Recorded2023–2024
Studio
  • Bluebell Studios (Sussex)
  • Encore Recording Studios (Los Angeles)
  • Glenwood Studios (Burbank)
  • Godsquad Studio (London)
  • Lab of Love Studios (London)
  • Lucy's Meat Market (Los Angeles)
  • MXM Studios (Los Angeles)
  • New Levels Studios (London)
  • Noatune Studio (London)
  • Private Sector Studios (Los Angeles)
  • Record Plant (Los Angeles)
  • Rokstone Studios (Los Angeles)
  • Sleeper Sounds Studios (London)
  • Sony Music Entertainment
  • Strongroom Studios (London)
  • The Ribcoge (Los Angeles)
  • The Roundhouse Studio (Essex)
  • Warner Music UK Limited
Genre
Length36:47
Label
Producer
Kylie Minogue chronology
Tension
(2023) 		Tension II
(2024)
Singles from Tension II
  1. "Lights Camera Action"
    Released: 27 September 2024

Tension II is the seventeenth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. BMG and Minogue's company Darenote released it on 18 October 2024 in various digital, physical, and streaming formats. It is a sequel to her sixteenth studio album, Tension (2023), and is described as the "high-energy, high-octane" version of its predecessor. Unlike her previous records, Tension II features several new producers and collaborators, as well as returning collaborators Duck Blackwell, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Peter "Lostboy" Rycroft, and Ina Wroldsen.

Tension II is a dance-pop[1] and electropop[2] album that includes elements of club, disco, and synth-pop music, and the lyrics cover topics such as having fun, love, lust, envy, flirting, loneliness, and fashion. Furthermore, some reviewers said the album's sound and production were similar to Tension and her fifteenth album, Disco (2020). Before its release, "My Oh My" featuring Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo, as well as three other collaborative singles were released: "Dance Alone" with Sia, "Midnight Ride" with Orville Peck and Diplo, and "Edge of Saturday Night" with The Blessed Madonna.

Tension II received praise from most music critics. Reviewers praised its danceable nature and Minogue's attitude throughout the record, with some claiming it was superior to Tension and one of her best offerings. Few were ambivalent about the collaborative efforts and the album's lack of catchy material. "Lights Camera Action" is the album's lead single, released on 27 September 2024. The Tension Tour, promoting both records, will begin in Perth on 15 February 2025 and travel through Australia, Asia, Europe, North America, and the United Kingdom, with additional appearances in South America.

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  2. ^ Ziwei, Puah (19 October 2024). "Kylie Minogue – 'Tension II' review: this pop icon is second to none". NME. Retrieved 20 October 2024. The Aussie pop icon revives her icy, electropop sound for a banger of a dancefloor album