Album Review: Veronica Electronica by Madonna

An artist at her peak seen through remixers’ lenses, Ray Of Light’s companion album finds her emerging from club darkness to a moody yet uplifting soundtrack While we wait for a new album from the Queen of Pop, Madonna has been doing some housekeeping - or, in this case, 'some house music keeping'. Since 2019's Madame X we have had the career-spanning remix album Finally Enough Love, sparking some controversy through its author's hand-picked choices, and now we reach an eagerly awaited companion to 1998's Ray Of Light. Veronica Electronica is the alter-ego Madonna assigned to herself while recording her landmark album.

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This could happen only to very few artists, of which it did to Madonna. The undisputed queen of pop released her seventh album, 1998's Ray of Light, to arguably the most favourable reception of her career, with many critics crowning it her magnum opus, winning four Grammy Awards and rounding off an impeccable run of releases. Whilst Ray of Light appealed to long-time fans, convincing music snobs of her innate genius along the way, a downside of this victory of an album was its postponed companion.

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