Kylie Minogue Is Retaining Disco Alive — Interview

To kick off a slightly-more-sparkly 2021, Minogue talked with Attract about her Disco album, probably the most memorable magnificence seems from her profession, and what she hopes for this 12 months.

ALLURE: What is the story behind your magnificence and style seems for this album’s period?

KYLIE MINOGUE: The temporary was clearly disco references however making an attempt to not be utterly caught within the ‘70s. To not have an album that was disco pastiche, however extra to bow down and pay our utmost respect to these absolute disco legends who offered us with a lot legacy and fantasy now. To honor the model of the ’70s, however to maintain the glamour and a few hedonistic styling, so we simply performed with that ever since actually.

ALLURE: You appeared on Dua Lipa’s reside stream live performance. What was that have prefer to carry out along with her?

KM: That was nice! It was temporary, however I liked doing that. I feel she’s unbelievable.

ALLURE: 2020 was mentioned to be a disco-pop revival with artists like Dua Lipa. What did you consider all these newer artists embracing the sound?

KM: Clearly I find it irresistible. It is the type of music that I like to hearken to. I feel that Dua, [Lady] Gaga, me, and whoever else has type of touched upon disco themes, we’d’ve all executed that earlier than 2020. It was one thing that was within the type of zeitgeist, a part of pop’s ebb and circulate.

[Disco] looks like pure escapism and typically it may be, however there’s additionally a darkness and a disappointment to plenty of disco songs, and nostalgia, and you possibly can really feel forward-looking with it. There’s a lot to play with inside the disco style, and what it does, and the way it makes individuals really feel.

ALLURE: What did you assume when Gloria Gaynor wrote to you on Twitter, saying thanks for “Retaining disco alive”?

KM: [Gasps.] I do know! Are you able to consider that? I used to be like [gasps] Gloria! It is simply unbelievable. We are going to without end be singing “I Will Survive” without end and ever and all of the generations to return. There’s sure disco songs that you may’t even contact. They’re untouchable. That was like being anointed by one of many absolute queens of disco.