Aphrodite

iTunes Review

Kylie Minogue is one of dance music’s most important icons. With her heavy-hitting production team, she has managed to reinvent her dance grooves without ever surrendering the core of her musical being. Over twenty years in the business and new tracks such as “All the Lovers”, “Everything Is Beautiful” and “Better Than Today” sound as fresh as anything she’s ever recorded. “Closer” and “Illusion” turn things more reflective, but only in time for her to pump the groove back up. Where others have tried to inject social consciousness or a heavy message, Minogue has kept the party going. Songwriters Jake Shears and Calvin Harris assist. The synths build worlds of cushioned reality where everyone can bounce without getting hurt. There’s a funk underneath all these layers of vocals and back-up vocals, but the important aspect here is the show. Minogue and her team put together an exciting, pulse-raising production where escapism is the key to success. After all these years, Minogue refuses to rust and is arguably getting better all the time.