Inside Kylie Minogue’s new album: Pop princess is returning to her dance roots on upcoming disco record after brief foray into country music
Kylie Minogue is returning to her dance roots on her upcoming fifteenth studio album.
After briefly experimenting with country music on 2018’s Golden, the songstress is now back in the studio working on a new record, which she describes as ‘grown-up disco’.
According to MuuMuse, the 52-year-old has been working with European DJs and producers like Alex Gaudino and Mousse T.
She’s back! Kylie Minogue is returning to her dance roots on her upcoming fifteenth studio album
Gaudino is best known for the 2007 club smash Destination Calabria, while Mousse T’s claim to fame is the 1998 single Horny.
Kylie has also worked with frequent Madonna collaborator Mirwais, who contributed to the pop queen’s most recent album, Madame X.
In an interview with GQ magazine in May, Kylie called the new record ‘grown-up disco.’
‘It’s difficult even for me to explain. But even grown-ups need some pure pop fun.’
Golden: Although her last album Golden topped the charts, it was criticised by some fans for featuring country music instead of Kylie’s usual dance-pop style
The Fever songstress also said that she’ll be incorporating early 2000s sounds into the album too.
‘There’s a lot of early 2000s love around at the moment,’ she added.
‘Both feel like good times for me, so I’m channelling that into this record.’
Kylie hasn’t even let the current global pandemic slow her down in the studio, with the star independently recording music to comply with social distancing rules.
‘Even grown-ups need some pure pop fun!’ The 52-year-old says that the new album will feature disco production
Alistair Norbury, who is the head of Kylie’s record label BMG, explained how the hitmaker has been recording amid the COVID-19 crisis.
‘Kylie Minogue is learning to use [music software] Logic. She’s got herself a home studio and decided that, if there’s one thing she can do during this time, it’s to learn to engineer and record her own vocals,’ he told Music Week.
‘So with some Zoom lessons and plenty of input from [BMG VP, A&R] Jamie Nelson, Kylie’s learning to get herself to a place where she can be creative during this time.’
Safe and sound: Kylie hasn’t even let the current global pandemic slow her down in the studio, with the star independently recording music to comply with social distancing rules
When the new record does arrive, it will be the star’s first release since 2018’s country-tinged Golden.
While Kylie received praise from critics for the strength of her songwriting on the record, some fans were disappointed in her decision to go in a more organic and mature direction on the album.
Despite the mixed reviews, Golden still reached No. 1 in both Australia and the UK.
Pop perfection! The Fever songstress also said that she’ll be incorporating early 2000s sounds into the album