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  • Summary: The 15th full-length studio release for the Australian dance-pop was mostly recorded and engineered by Minogue at her home studio during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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  • Record Label: BMG
  • Genre(s): Pop, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dance-Pop, Club/Dance, Alternative Dance, Neo-Disco
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. AllMusic
    Nov 5, 2020
    90
    Hitting the same highs as her triumphant 2000s stretch -- namely Light Years, Fever, X, and Aphrodite -- this glittery, feel-good set is nothing short of euphoric, a dozen near-perfect gems that pay respect to the album's namesake era while updating the production with thrilling results
  2. Clash Music
    Nov 5, 2020
    80
    As an ode to the pleasures of the dancefloor, Kylie has delivered her most unashamedly fun record in almost a decade.
  3. Variety
    Nov 6, 2020
    80
    You can’t say it doesn’t deliver exactly what it promises. While Minogue has rarely ventured too far from her dance-pop comfort zone, “Disco” displays a particularly glorious single-mindedness, exploring the genre’s past, present and future with nary a ballad or a twangy guitar lick in sight. Minogue’s most consistent and cohesive album since her oughts-era heyday.
  4. DIY Magazine
    Nov 5, 2020
    70
    If ‘DISCO’ might not be the most progressive or groundbreaking album of the year, it’s certainly up there as one of the most charming.
  5. Slant Magazine
    Nov 6, 2020
    70
    While the album might be a purely derivative work, its period arrangements—all sweeping disco strings, Nile Rodgers-esque guitar licks, and indiscriminately deployed cowbell—are executed with aplomb.
  6. The Telegraph (UK)
    Nov 5, 2020
    60
    Disco offers a set of familiar grooves. ... Her comfort zone is effervescence and escapism, in the pursuit of which Disco stays light on its feet and easy on the ear. We’ve heard it all before, but Kylie has the floor, and, honestly, she sounds like she’s having a (glitter)ball.
  7. Uncut
    Nov 13, 2020
    50
    Disco is too much of a safe, shiny, frictionless crowd-pleaser to deliver much more than mildly entertaining retro pastiche. [Jan 2021, p.31]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 172 out of 183
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 183
  3. Negative: 5 out of 183
  1. GavJ77
    Nov 6, 2020
    10
    Just what we needed for 2020. Kylie delivers the album of the year to remind us of good times on the dancefloor. One of her stronger albums.
  2. Panchogul
    Nov 6, 2020
    10
    Excelente trabajo de Kylie, supera con creces a Kiss Me Once y Golden, sonidos atrapantes, retro y vanguardista al mismo tiempo, lo único maloExcelente trabajo de Kylie, supera con creces a Kiss Me Once y Golden, sonidos atrapantes, retro y vanguardista al mismo tiempo, lo único malo es la portada del disco que a mi juicio tiene muy poco atractivo y trabajo, pero el contenido musical es una auténtica maravilla.… Expand
  4. RTAir
    Nov 6, 2020
    10
    Kylie has always been about joy, optimism, and pure escapism. With an album called DISCO (in all capitals!), it was obvious that she would putKylie has always been about joy, optimism, and pure escapism. With an album called DISCO (in all capitals!), it was obvious that she would put those things to the forefront, and seriously, who needs anything else after this mess of a year? After her side-projects and experiments in the past decade, this is at last a comeback of the Kylie we all know, but perfected and more confident than ever. She’s unashamedly having fun and delivering pure pop, and she doesn’t even advertise it as anything but.… Expand
  5. Avikar01
    Nov 7, 2020
    10
    Thirty-three years into her illustrious career, the British-Australian superstar delivers her most profound album yet.

    ​ While the    Thirty-three years into her illustrious career, the British-Australian superstar delivers her most profound album yet.

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    While the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the film and recording industry has resulted in numerous delays and cancellations of films, albums and events, Minogue took it to herself to record, in what has since become, her most critically acclaimed album of her career spanning 33 years. Impressively,  the 52-year-old star delivers a robust disco-infused album that thrives in positivity, with infectious hooks and dance-floor anthems.  It stands as Minogue's most cohesive album, following a few change in sounds over the past decade that saw her dabble in country music and even rap verse. 

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    Standout tracks from 'Disco' include 'Real Groove', 'Say Something' and
    'Last Chance'.
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    Minogue has delivered a remarkable album, that continuously leaves an impressed feeling as each song plays. Well worth a listen for anyone with a good ear, especially disco lovers.     … Expand
  6. joyride1
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is a pure pop perfection. Can’t stop listening and dancing. Probably one of the best pop albums made.… Expand
  7. rodrigoribeiro0
    Nov 6, 2020
    10
    DISCO is a pop masterpiece and the best of the year. Kylie invited us all to a futuristic Studio 54.
  8. thalessilva_o
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    **** messy and repetitive NOISY MESS It's sounds like desperation and the songs are all alike. The production is a mess and it seems like it's**** messy and repetitive NOISY MESS It's sounds like desperation and the songs are all alike. The production is a mess and it seems like it's bombing noise.… Expand

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