I Confess: Madonna's "Confessions II" Won Me Over
My scorn for the latter-day Madonna is well documented . She has no humility or sense of humor and, for a mere pop singer, takes herself far too seriously. Desperately afraid of aging, she is ready for her close-up . She can’t really dance anymore. She also has a terrific, long-awaited new album out, the best pop music I’ve heard in ages. Beat by beat, song by song, it won over this hater. Confessions II , the follow-up to Madonna’s 2005 dance album Confessions on a Dance Floor , was released on July 3. I would never have listened to it if Joe, the most die-hard Madonna fan I know, hadn’t shoved it in my face. Hesitantly, I put on my new AirPods Max, bought at a steep discount for Prime Day, and listened to the entire album early on July 4th. By the time Joe woke up, I had conceded that I loved it. Confessions II is a single, hour-plus-long track, like a giant DJ mix. It is a return to her dance music origins for Madonna, whom I admit I worshipped in the ’80s and ’90s...
