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Kylie Minogue knows a thing or two about old school pop music. Of course, if you haven’t heard Kylie’s cover of “The Loco-Motion” (the cassette single of which I may still have in my possession), you might not be aware that the Aussie pop princess has been rocking the charts since I was rocking electric blue mascara and fretting that my bangs weren’t as tall and heavily-shellacked as the other girls’ bangs. But, bangs aside, with Kylie’s long-running pop history in mind, it comes as no surprise that her tenth album—simply and appropriately titled X—has such an effortlessly old school pop sound.

Everything about the album—from the cover art to the dance beats to the electronic sounds—feels both intriguingly new and comfortably familiar. The sounds are fresh and fun, yet heavily reminiscent of classic ‘80s pop. There’s a little bit of early Madonna and a little bit of young Janet—and a whole bunch of electronic dance beats that might remind you of artists like the Pet Shop Boys and Erasure.

Even if you gave up on pop music years ago, X will pull you right back. There’s just something irresistible about Kylie. Perhaps it’s because of her pixie-like voice—which can be sweet or sexy, cool or hot, depending on the song. Or maybe it’s just because the songs are so upbeat—and sometimes even joyful—that you can’t listen to them without smiling. But from the bold and catchy “2 Hearts,” through tracks of upbeat, electronic music and danceable love songs (like the album’s first single, “All I See”) and old school pop song (like “Wow”), and all the way through the bonus remix of “All I See” featuring MIMS, X is just fun to listen to. Sure, there are a couple of tracks that don’t make quite the same splash as the others—and the album does have its share of cheesy moments. But that’s part of what makes X so much fun: it’s unabashedly and unapologetically poppy.

It’s too bad that the kids just got back from spring break—because X would have made an excellent spring break album. The beats are solid without being too frantic, and the songs are fun and catchy and danceable. So not only is it a great dance album, but it’s the perfect poolside album, too.

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