Kylie Minogue - X

Her fans range from Nick Cave and The Pet Shop Boys to Scissor Sisters, so it may only be a matter of time before Minogue finally becomes a major star in North America. Her first post-cancer album will certainly boost her profile. A joyously hedonistic affair, with plenty of disco and electropop highlights, it features such sensuous numbers as the throbbing “Like a Drug” and the pulsating, Kraftwerk-like “Speakerphone.” Minogue even dabbles in a bit of rap on “Heart Beat Rock” and the playfully erotic “Nu-di-ty.”

Nov. 27