Kylie: Tension II review – more of the same is much, much less

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Kylie Minogue’s follow-up to 2023’s euphoric Tension – and smash hit Padam Padam – fluctuates between sparkle and self-doubt, generic pap and two stone-cold bangersIt is impossibly easy to root for Kylie Minogue. The Australian pop princess is funny in interviews – see her dry, casual dismissal of the idea that Kylie Jenner could trademark their shared first name. She is also remarkably private – rarely, if ever, whipping up hokey, pseudo-emotional backs