Albums of the week

POP/COUNTRY

Kylie Minogue

Golden (BMG)

She celebrates her 50th birthday next month, but since she was 20 Kylie Minogue has been pop music royalty. Thirty years is a long time to reign without being deposed or getting your head chopped off, but Kylie has always succeeded in smartly evading such conflict. Her previous studio album (2014’s Kiss Me Once) was viewed as a return to her pop/dance roots, and for many of ...