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To be honest, we lost our faith in Madonna a little bit after her painful performance at the Eurovision Song Contest about a month ago. People called it a career-killing performance that showed that Madonna’s time is over, but her new album is showing otherwise.

A new identity

Madame X is her first release since her 2015 release Rebel Heart, which failed to become a huge album and gave us the feeling that Madonna was struggling with finding a new convincing musical identity. Luckily enough, that feeling totally faded away on Madame X. The album sounds very modern, straight forward, but also very Madonna without being too forced.

With a duration of over one hour, the album is surely a long pop album, but we aren’t bored at any time. No song feels like an ‘album-filler’ and has its own story to tell. And as we all know, the icon always has a lot to say.

Madame X is a secret agent. Traveling around the world. Changing identities. Fighting for freedom. Bringing light to dark places. She is a dancer. A professor. A head of state. A housekeeper. An equestrian. A prisoner. A student. A mother. A child. A teacher. A nun. A singer. A saint. A whore. A spy in the house of love. I am Madame X.

She’s a political girl

Madonna always knew how to include political statements in her music. On the new album, “Killers Who Are Partying” is not only one of the best songs, but is also a song where she sympathizes with minorities from all over the world. Other strong political infused songs like “Future” or “I Rise” contain also strong and bold messages, that won’t be overheard.