Kylie Minogue keeps the “Tension” going with “Tension II.”

Kylie Minogue has been making people dance for decades, and the 2020s in particular have been full of the Australian superstar's joyful performances designed to make people dance. She released her punch disco Album in 2020 and electropop album Tension The latter was bolstered last year by the success of its hit lead single “Padam Padam.” But Minogue isn't done yet Tension just yet.

Tension's follow-up album, Tension IIis out now and serves as an extension of the sonic universe Minogue invited listeners into last year. The album is packed with dance-pop tunes in a variety of tempos suitable for any type of party, from “Kiss Bang Bang” and lead single “Lights Camera Action” to “Taboo” and “Shoulda Left Ya.” “.

It's a project that even Minogue herself wasn't sure she would release, having never released a follow-up album in her more than three decades of music history. “(Release Tension II) was not the intention,” she said fashion of the process. “I wish we had had this great idea when we made it Tension: “Hey, we’ve had enough, let’s save it.” Tension II.' We have started going down this path but because of the success of Padam Padam, I am being sent more and more songs than maybe the year before.”

“(At one point) I remember calling my A&R in Australia and saying, 'This is starting to feel like another work,'” she said. “I've never thought about doing the second part of an album, but what we were working on was definitely not the next album. The next album will be the next one. But I feel like we went from 16:9 to Panavision; It expanded the world Tension. And now, with a new tour, the excitement for this current era is definitely still high.”

Fans can experience the whole world of Tension next year, when Minogue crisscrosses the globe on her Tension Tour. It all starts on February 15th in Perth and ends on July 15th in Lisbon.