Kylie 'Timebomb'

Say what you want about Kylie Minogue but she certainly knows how to treat her fans.  While news of yet another greatest hits album (especially one missing the beautiful single 'The One') may not be enough to excite her die hard fans, a brand new single and video certainly is.


It's not uncommon for artists to record any old song to accompany their compilation albums (I'm looking at you Christina), but Kylie has avoided such a fate not once but twice.  Firstly with the beautiful 'I Believe In You', a song which is now recognised as one of the best of her career, and now with 'Timebomb'.  While it's not as striking as the former song, 'Timebomb' is still a resounding success as it manages to marry a thoroughly modern sound with the best parts of her hit and miss album 'X'.  Lyrically it's nothing spectacular but the song is extremely catchy (that 'woop' refrain in the chorus is going to be stuck in your head all day after your first listen) and should have no problem attaining chart success for the Australian pop queen.

But really the best thing about the song (and it's video) is just how effortless it all seems.  With a simple song about dancing and a video with no real storyline or arresting visuals, Kylie has still managed to create one of the more exciting pop songs of the year thus far.  It really is no surprise that she's celebrating her 25th anniversary of being at the forefront of pop music, and 'Timebomb' should remind everyone why (not that anyone should need reminding).


4.5/5