Don't know if the two Bonus Deluxe tracks have been talked about already (and I cba to scroll back and check) but can I just say what an absolute tune 'Drum' is? How that didn't make the standard cut of the album I have no idea :unsure: it's way too good to be relegated to a bonus deluxe track! Anyone know if we're getting those two tracks on spotify anytime soon?

There is a cost of living crisis though too i guess.

 

LP should be be 20.99 (whichever colour)

Deluxe CD 11.99

Standard CD 9.99

 

 

Don't know if the two Bonus Deluxe tracks have been talked about already (and I cba to scroll back and check) but can I just say what an absolute tune 'Drum' is? How that didn't make the standard cut of the album I have no idea :unsure: it's way too good to be relegated to a bonus deluxe track! Anyone know if we're getting those two tracks on spotify anytime soon?

 

Hopefully!

 

I can see how they might have thought 'Drum' didn't fit on the album, although it is such great quality and I'm glad the track at least got used for something. Love her vocals on it!

^ Oh definitely. Especially now it's on the second week, the standard should be 4.99 on digital and the deluxe 9.99.

 

 

Don't know if the two Bonus Deluxe tracks have been talked about already (and I cba to scroll back and check) but can I just say what an absolute tune 'Drum' is? How that didn't make the standard cut of the album I have no idea :unsure: it's way too good to be relegated to a bonus deluxe track! Anyone know if we're getting those two tracks on spotify anytime soon?

 

They haven't even got the extended version of Tension on streaming yet, so don't hold your breath. :P

We’ve had a ton of visibility from Kylie but no performances which won’t have helped.

 

I don't know about that anymore. a) the obvious - you don't have too many shows to perf anymore. b) even if there were platforms, The R2 Leicester thing, for example was shown on TV (Sat late night) and it didn't do much to help. c) even in the shows where she did show up, singing doesn't mean sales will increase (for example - she performed Kiss of Life with Jessie Ware, or Real Groove, or "music's too sad without you", etc. and it didn't do much for their chart positions or sales). When she does perform and it doesn't translate to sales or chart jumps. we look for another set of reasons (""oh, but the show was 10pm and no one watches it", "wrong choice of song", "song is incredible but sounds awful live", etc. etc.).

 

I think we have to get over the "more TV perfs" as neither R2 Leicester gig or CapitalFM summertime ball (from Summer) do much to help the chart positions. Also, As with all legacy artists, we also have to face up that Kylie has a niche fan following who snapped up her records in Week 1. And that new/casual listeners attracted by PP doesn't mean increased sales or streaming for Tension.

Edited October 2, 20231 yr by markivj

A performance of PP or Tension on G Norton would have been far more affective, lets be honest. Missed opportunity. She spoke about Tension for a few mins and a quick hold up of an LP aint going to cut it

People really aren't buying music anymore are they? It's the sign of the times I know, but I can't help but be kinda sad.

 

This!

 

Physicals are boosted by a fanbase and people seeking out signed editions, other than that it’s all streaming :nocheer:

I don't know about that anymore. a) the obvious - you don't have any shows to perf anymore. b) even if there were platforms, The R2 Leicester thing, for example was shown on TV (Sat late night) and it didn't do much to help. c) even in the shows where she did show up, singing doesn't mean sales will increase (for example - she performed Kiss of Life with Jessie Ware, or Real Groove, or "music's too sad without you", etc. and it didn't do much for their chart positions or sales). When she does perform and it doesn't translate to sales or chart jumps. we look for another set of reasons (""oh, but the show was 10pm and no one watches it", "wrong choice of song", "song is incredible but sounds awful live", etc. etc.).

 

I think we have to get over the "more TV perfs" as neither R2 Leicester gig or CapitalFM summertime ball (from Summer) do much to help the chart positions. Also, As with all legacy artists, we also have to face up that Kylie has a niche fan following who snapped up her records in Week 1. And that new/casual listeners attracted by PP doesn't mean increased sales or streaming for Tension.

 

I don’t think TV performances are the be all and end all but they definitely need to be part of an album marketing campaign, slots are limited but Kylie could get them, also I think for an “album” artist like Kylie that has had lapsed fans over the years then a TV performance really helps.

 

She had social media, TV and radio interviews, pop up shop, press coverage at event during release week and the only thing that was missing was the music - exactly what she was trying to sell.

Hopefully!

 

I can see how they might have thought 'Drum' didn't fit on the album, although it is such great quality and I'm glad the track at least got used for something. Love her vocals on it!

Is that and the other song available on Spotify or somewhere else? I haven't even heard them

I don’t think TV performances are the be all and end all but they definitely need to be part of an album marketing campaign, slots are limited but Kylie could get them, also I think for an “album” artist like Kylie that has had lapsed fans over the years then a TV performance really helps.

I agree there...but in Kylie's case, I don't think even at the peak of her career, that TV perf's helped significantly. Or certainly not enough to justify the ROI (rehearsals, sound checks, etc.)

 

These days touring helps more than tv performances. Gaga's catalogue streams increased a lot when she did Chromatica Ball. Not to mention Beyoncé and Taylor...

She should add another 1,000 streaming sales this week, hopefully another 1000 CDs/LPs and 100-200 downloads. 5k looks to be total. I am sure BMG will be monitoring it to stay top 10. Another variant in week 3 may then help with that weeks sales.

 

If Kylie sold 2.8k for 6th, what did Mae sell for 33rd yikes 200-300?

Edited October 2, 20231 yr by SmileyKylie

A performance of PP or Tension on G Norton would have been far more affective, lets be honest. Missed opportunity. She spoke about Tension for a few mins and a quick hold up of an LP aint going to cut it

 

Agreed, deffo missed opportunity.

She isn't getting top 5 this week unless they release something else...... 1.2k behind 5th.

 

Also just shows how little Amazon sell. She has 3 versions top 15 all of the first 3 days of the new chart week and adds up to very little it seems. Most sales probably from HMV.

Edited October 2, 20231 yr by SmileyKylie

If Kylie sold 2.8k for 6th, what did Mae sell for 33rd yikes 200-300?

 

1.1k

1.1k

 

 

Amazing that only 2.4k sales between 6th and 144th in midweeks........

I think she will overtake black stone cherry for number 5.

G Norton repeated on BBC1 tonight but not until 12.35am i think so....... lol

 

 

Also interesting that they considered Vegas High as the title for the album !!!!!!!!! thank goodness they didnt!

 

Why did you title your album Tension?

 

We first considered Vegas High as a title for the album, which is one of the tracks on the record and alludes to my future residency in Las Vegas, which starts in November 2023. But Tension seemed more intriguing. There was a moment when I said to myself: “I hope it doesn’t sound too depressing. On the news, the word is used in a negative way. But once we made that decision, I was really surprised to see how well it was received by the public. People have been really looking forward to an album called Tension.” As for the cover, we had chosen it before we knew the record was going to be called Tension. The photographer, Haris Nukem, would usually make a sketch of each snapshot before the shooting. What he then captures with his camera looks like the original sketch. He was the one who came up with the idea of the diamond. He said to me: “I don’t know why, but I picture you holding that diamond”. Some things happen out of nowhere. I like the song Tension because it can hold several meanings. The diamond is a subliminal image – that of creating beautiful things under pressure. I think people could feel it thanks to that cover, especially when they know how diamonds are made, which is under duress.

 

You said in a press release that this album was a mix of your personal reflections, a feeling of abandonment in the club, as well as peaks of melancholy...

 

Melancholy can be a happy place. There are a lot of songs in my repertoire that mix sadness and joy at once, like All the Lovers (2010). And we all like to dance with tears in our eyes from time to time. Robyn handles this to perfection on hits like Dancing on my Own (2010) and Call your Girlfriend (2011), as does Gloria Gaynor on the anthem I Will Survive (1978). These are songs that seem tailor-made for dancing but contains lots of different feelings beneath the surface. As for my personal reflections, most of the songs are about my life. Story, for instance, is about the people who help you through difficult times and who, as a result, become part of you.

 

 

Hold on to Now is a song that perfectly represents your musical universe, mixing epic electronic sounds with melancholy. What does this track talk about?

 

The desire for euphoria partly comes from the fact that we’re experiencing the post-covid times, and that the world has been through a lot recently. But it also comes from my personal story, from a relationship in which you neither know where you’re going nor what you’re doing. And I’m not in that relationship anymore. But there was a time of my life when I just tried to understand what had happened. That’s why in this song I sing: “Floating on this feeling together. Yeah, we’ll figure it out somehow. Keep holding on to now.” I wanted to write about the fact that we spend so much time wondering where we’re going that we forget to enjoy the present moment, even though that moment isn’t going to last. This title is about that period of time when I’m looking for answers, and I can’t find them. In the meantime, I say, “Keep holding on to now.” Hold on to Now raises an existential question we’re all asking ourselves – how can we make sense of it all?

 

Was it difficult to choose the single coming after Padam Padam, which gathers 17 million views on YouTube?

 

It hasn’t been any easy task, clearly. With Padam Padam, people were out clubbing. We could have calmed things down with a single that said “come to the lounge area now”, but we chose something as upbeat as Padam Padam. That track was Tension. People seemed to like it too, so I was delighted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 2, 20231 yr by SmileyKylie

144 (163) Step Back In Time

Sales: 445 (+15%)

Yesterday: 149 (168th biggest seller)

30 wks in the chart

CD: 174

Digital: 8

Streaming: 166

LP: 1

He made a mistake somewhere here. 174 + 8 + 166 + 1 = 349, but he’s got the sales so far as 445. :thinking: The missing 96 sales certainly isn’t cassettes because they’re unavailable!

 

I’m going to assume he read the wrong column and that “166” is actually it being 166th out of 200 albums in terms of streaming sales. And that its streaming sales are actually 262.

Week 2 Monday midweek comparisons:

 

Tension

2,834 Overall

1,264 CDs

681 Streaming

514 Vinyl

355 Downloads

20 Cassettes

 

Disco

8,935 Overall

5,995 CDs

1,135 Downloads

942 Streaming

795 Vinyl

68 Cassettes

 

Down across the board, but the most surprising/concerning thing to me is the streaming for Tension being considerably down on Disco’s second week streaming…