Madonna - Confessions II [2LP Translucent Pink]

Madonna and Stuart Price are back under the mirror ball, and Confessions II spins here on translucent pink double vinyl, complete with a gatefold jacket and a poster.

The reunion was a long time coming. The pair barely spoke for years after the original Confessions on a Dance Floor campaign, then reconnected when Price became musical director of the Celebration Tour. Madonna moved to London to work with him, and the record took shape after the deaths of her brother Christopher and her stepmother Joan in 2024. Her goal was clear: with the world in a dark place, people needed to dance.

Like its 2005 predecessor, the album unfolds as one continuous mix, sliding from house into disco and synth-pop without a pause for breath. "Bring Your Love" pairs her with Sabrina Carpenter, "Love Sensation" followed it as the second single, and "My Sins Are My Savior" brings in Stromae.

This four-sided edition runs to sixteen tracks and includes "The Test", a duet with her daughter Lola, a family moment that sits movingly against the grief running underneath the beats.

Plenty of critics called it her strongest album since the first Confessions, and with the grooves rolling like this it is hard to argue.