I don't think 'Disco' would taste quite as sweet if it wasn't coming off the heels of 'Golden'. Although 'Disco' is the far superior record to me, 'Golden' was a necessary reset. I enjoy when Kylie pulls back the curtains a little as she doesn't always write about her own experiences and having an album that felt so sincere - even beyond the breakup narrative, like the nod to her father in 'Shelby '68' - was a real palette cleanser after 'Kiss Me Once'. The one-two punch of the general public responding to a new album with a new sound and then a few months spent appreciating her legacy with 'Step Back In Time'/Glastonbury was vindicating, but it feels like 'Disco' is even more celebratory. This is Kylie doing what she does better than anybody else, joyous and life-affirming three-and-a-half minute bursts of pop.
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