Kylie Minogue — X

Kylie Minogue's 10th album contains one of 2007's best dance songs. "In My Arms." Its Calvin Harris synths, rapid-fire hi-hats and confident, care-free Kylie vocals make this track completely irresistible, catchy and rich on the dancefloor and on headphones. There are a few more heart-racing pop moments on X. "Heart Beat Rock" is a hiccupping piece of beat-candy and "Nu-Di-Ty" is an electronic banger worthy of Britney's "Gimme More." The rest of the album, however, sounds like overly well-crafted radio pop. Even the Cathy Dennis-penned "Sensitized" falls short of the many glorious Kylie moments fans are used to. If listeners expected Kylie to bare it all after her battle with cancer and headline-making breakup with her Hollywood boyfriend, they won't be completely disappointed with the subtle hints at personal lyric writing on "The One" and "Cosmic." In the end, though, X is a sugary sweet of-the-moment LP totally worth chewing on for a while, then spitting out.