Tension received critical acclaim from most music critics, who praised the album's mixture of sounds, as well as its catchiness and production quality.
Lyrically, it explores themes of love, heartbreak, and empowerment. Influenced by electropop, Tension includes a wide range of electronic dance genres, ranging from 1980s synthpop, disco, and funk, to contemporary dance-pop and house notes. Inspired to create a record that showcases each song's individualism without a core theme, Minogue enlisted the help of a variety of producers, including long-time collaborators Richard 'Biff' Stannard, Duck Blackwell, Jackson Foote, PhD, and Cutfather. It was announced in May 2023, marking Minogue's first new body of work since her 2020 album, Disco. It was released on 22 September 2023 by BMG Rights Management and Minogue's company, Darenote.
Tension is the sixteenth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue.
