Album reviews: Kylie Minogue’s ‘Aphrodite’ and Kelis’ ‘Fleshtone’
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Dance queens on a mixed beat
On her 11th studio album, Australian dance-pop queen Kylie Minogue sings in her candy-coated coo, “What’s the point of living if you don’t want to dance?” It’s the kind of sentiment that rings true when packed on the floor, writhing, sweating, not thinking about the job, the kids, the car payment.
Weathering a sea-change year that included separation from her partner Nas, the birth of their son Knight and a public spat with PETA, Kelis, working with will.i.am for his Interscope label, calls on German fidget producer Boys Noize, French house legend David Guetta and Italian electro-house purveyors Benny and Alle Benassi to make a spirited but disciplined set of classic Euro-club bangers. Sometimes they’re darkly contemplative, slipping into trance; other times they nearly rip at the seams.
— Margaret Wappler
Kylie Minogue
“Aphrodite”
EMI/Astralwerks
Two and a half stars
“Fleshtone”
Will.i.am Music Group / Interscope
Three stars
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