"Discovery," the sophomore album by the French electronic duo Daft Punk, dropped on March 12, 2001, under Virgin Records. Departing from the Chicago house style of their debut album "Homework" (1997), "Discovery" embraces a house sound heavily influenced by disco, post-disco, garage house, and R&B. Thomas Bangalter described the album as a journey into song structures, musical forms, and childhood nostalgia, a departure from the "raw" electronic vibe of "Homework."
 
Critics were captivated by the album's pop art concepts. Stephen Dalton of NME praised Daft Punk for transforming the mid-'80s into a pinnacle of pop coolness. Will Hermes, writing for Entertainment Weekly, lauded the group's beat editing and EQ mastery, which continued to impress alongside the album's newfound sense of humor. Mixmag hailed "Discovery" as the ultimate non-pop pop album, declaring that Daft Punk had once again reshaped the landscape of dance music.