RIYL: Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia
The streamlined aesthetic of Dua Lipa’s new album, Future Nostalgia, gives throwback funk and disco a boldface-and-italic redesign. Touchstones of 1980s synth-pop and ’90s dance music meld together with the bright, rhythmic hits of the 2000s—songs that played on Top 40 during the day and again as club remixes during weekend late nights. Some of the spiritual connections are literal: Stuart Price, who co-produced three Future Nostalgia tracks, has also worked on albums by Madonna and Kylie Minogue, two stars whose influences loom large.