2 Hearts

The Queen of Pop is back - with incredible results!

On 12th November, Kylie Minogue releases her first single in almost three years. Entitled 2 Hearts, you can hear the track now on Kylie's new myspace page, which also features the stunning music video for the song.

The tracklisting is as follows:

2-TRACK CD SINGLE
2 Hearts
I Don't Know What It Is

MAXI CD SINGLE
2 Hearts
2 Hearts [Alan Brave Remix]
King Or Queen
{+ CD-ROM Video}

12" PICTURE DISC
2 Hearts
2 Hearts [Alan Brave Remix]
2 Hearts [Version By Studio]

The album, entitled X will follow on November 26th.

Personally, I have to say I'm very impressed with the single. Originally recorded by electro band Kish Mauve, Kylie's reworking is a vast improvement on an already impressive original, and combines the best elements of Goldfrapp with more than a dash of that Bowie/Roxy Music sound so typified by the songs recorded for the movie Velvet Goldmine that this could almost be a lost track from the soundtrack album.

Once again, it showcases Kylie's ability to change with the times, and rework familiar concepts into her own grand design. Minogue has always been at her best when she's left to her own devices, carving out the epic string arrangements of Confide In Me, the laid back chillout of Put Yourself In My Place, the thundering electronic gems Limbo, Too Far and Tears from Impossible Princess, or that album's highlight Cowboy Style, with its eastern edge that makes Madonna's best efforts at bringing in multicultural influences seem positively laughable. And then, lets not forget those two titanic number one hits - Can't Get You Out Of My Head and Slow, or the sheer beauty of the rarely heard acoustic gem that is Ocean Blue.

I can't help but feel that at times, however, Kylie is compelled to make the music the public believes she should be making, as opposed to the material she wants to investigate, and time will tell whether they take to her tenth studio album. But judging by this early taster, I can't wait for the end of November...