The best disco music of lockdowns

Dancing Queen is back

Home is in many ways a comforting place, but staying inside for too long can feel suffocating. This was never more palpable than in 2020 — the year when home ceased to be just a place to unwind after a long working day, sleep, wake up and leave for the same routine. Now, it’s the centre of our existence, now everything is here: your gym, office, art studio, coffee shop, restaurant… dance hall? Yes, even a dance hall. Dancing in a 100 sq room isn’t quite fancy — but it’s a good alternative to going mad in reluctant isolation.

It’s a strange coincidence but disco made a triumphal return to mainstream music this year: perhaps, the universe knew it was about to get bleak. I remember how in 2018 — when Chaka Khan released “Like Sugar” — the thirst for funkiness had already been on the tip of the tongue, and someone had to dip it in water. In 2020, disco is a swimming pool, and pop stars are fighting for the best spot under the sun.

Below is my absolutely subjective list of the best disco albums released last year.

Let’s dive in.

Dua Lipa and “Future Nostalgia”

Dua Lipa and her songwriters are well-behaved students: they did good research of the subject matter, took all the pieces needed and discarded everything that was too…