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Kylie Minogue: "Slow": Pitchfork Review: "Kylie Minogue: 'Slow'
'Don't call it a comeback,' America had to be reminded when Kylie Minogue's Fever was released on its shores in early 2002. The U.S. may have known the Aussie star only from her perky mid-80s cover, but Kylie is the world's Madge, a pocket-sized shapeshifter who's dallied in every musical style imaginable from bubblegum to indie to hi-NRG. In the process, she's managed to stay beloved and relevant-- no easy feat as any of the Lollapaleftovers trotting out records this year to yawns or barely stifled chuckles could tell you.
Her new single is a slinky, sultry electro track, a natural progression from the Fischerspooner remix of 'Come into My World'. Just a hook, a gurgle, and a breathy vocal, 'Slow' is alluringly minimal, like the moments when one first catches someone's eyes across a room and the heart skips, awakened by a feeling of unspoiled possibility and intrigued by a sense of mystery. Kylie realizes this, too, and she bleeds the track for every tantalizing moment, taking it slow, moving with alluring purpose, and acknowledging that oftentimes the anticipation is a more welcome sensation than the release. --Scott Plagenhoef
Five and a half stars! "
'Don't call it a comeback,' America had to be reminded when Kylie Minogue's Fever was released on its shores in early 2002. The U.S. may have known the Aussie star only from her perky mid-80s cover, but Kylie is the world's Madge, a pocket-sized shapeshifter who's dallied in every musical style imaginable from bubblegum to indie to hi-NRG. In the process, she's managed to stay beloved and relevant-- no easy feat as any of the Lollapaleftovers trotting out records this year to yawns or barely stifled chuckles could tell you.
Her new single is a slinky, sultry electro track, a natural progression from the Fischerspooner remix of 'Come into My World'. Just a hook, a gurgle, and a breathy vocal, 'Slow' is alluringly minimal, like the moments when one first catches someone's eyes across a room and the heart skips, awakened by a feeling of unspoiled possibility and intrigued by a sense of mystery. Kylie realizes this, too, and she bleeds the track for every tantalizing moment, taking it slow, moving with alluring purpose, and acknowledging that oftentimes the anticipation is a more welcome sensation than the release. --Scott Plagenhoef
Five and a half stars! "
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