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Apr 5, 2018This record feels like half reboot and half memoir. She goes out of her way to acknowledge the fact she’s not a teenager anymore, but with a gentle defiance, a little nostalgia and a subtle change in direction that makes Golden both touching but also really good fun.
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Apr 5, 2018She and her team of musicians, writers and producers straddle the line between twang and glitter on just about every song; sometimes it leans more in favor of line dancing, sometimes the glitter ball takes over, especially on the shimmering "Raining Glitter.". Sometimes, like on "Live A Little" or the very hooky single "Dancing," it's the best of both worlds.
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Apr 5, 2018While country signifiers abound, from foot-stomping to fiddling, the songs on Golden also smartly juxtapose contemporary pop elements like soaring synth hooks and pitched-up vocals.
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Apr 6, 2018Apart from the smattering of country inflections, there are no great surprises in store.
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Apr 6, 2018As a pop product, the album performs its function--and it’s commendable of Minogue to experiment with a different sound. It’s just a shame to hear a pop queen like Kylie seeming to buy into tacky generic artifice because it happens to be in vogue.
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Apr 6, 2018While aesthetic shifts have been crucial to her career, Golden feels like the first time the window dressing is a distraction from a flawed yet deeply admirable album.
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Apr 5, 2018Though the Nashville experiment is finally too half-hearted for the desired transformation, “Shelby ’68” mines Melbourne memories for a more personalised rural makeover.
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Apr 5, 2018Golden is bereft of relative stinkers, but there's little to bring listeners back.
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Apr 6, 2018On Golden, she sounds like someone playing at country music, rather than someone who understands it. Her star will doubtlessly endure this awkward release, but let’s hope country Kylie is short-lived.
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Apr 18, 2018Ultimately, there is a place for this kind of music, but it feels horribly dated.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 149 out of 197
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Mixed: 18 out of 197
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Negative: 30 out of 197
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