Charli XCX

announcing a single a month out is weird

tbf she said it's a "song" and it's her birthday so the possibility is high it's just a one-off

is there a specific 80s hair metal cover that image is a parody of or is it just a vibe?

looks more like a Taylor Dayne -type sleeve than a hair metal reference to me

The font, the background color wash, the "I'm crawling sensually on top of a Corvette but there's no Corvette" pose, it all reads hair metal to me, but I have zero mental picture of what a Taylor Dayne sleeve would look like

how exciting that i get to pre-save a song that comes out in a month

maybe it's just a generically hot 80s chick

i'd be surprised if it's a one-off, she's been indicating an album's on the way this year for a while now

This is from a few weeks ago:

evil era incoming 😈

— Charli (@charli_xcx) July 14, 2021

Which she expounded on a few days later

i hate this idea of things needing to be labeled “right” or “wrong” or “appropriate” or “inappropriate ” within any type of art. if there is no upset or debate or controversy or questioning, then what’s the point of creating?

— Charli (@charli_xcx) July 18, 2021

i dont create to be “correct” i create because of how i feel. to me art is feeling & feelings are not black or white or clear cut. they are messy & ever changing like their human creators. if art isnt emotionally triggering in some way, positive or negative, then is it even good?

— Charli (@charli_xcx) July 18, 2021

I hope "evil era" means that it's an album of songs inspired by the critically-acclaimed Paramount+ show Evil

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p09rfbrp

not very good so far tbrr

I keep putting "Charli" on during work to get some energy going but then I get to Blame It On Your Love into White Mercedes and feel weepy

anyone know what this was about?

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— Charli (@charli_xcx) August 15, 2021

She has also said something like rip hyperpop on her insta this week. Think it is just a change of direction, a 80s pop charli is coming. I presume Sophie’s death also has had an effect on her want to move away from her signature sound/look.

oh sick, we needed one of our few genuinely idiosyncratic popstars to start making 80s pop, nobody else is doing that right now

The old Charli can't come to the phone right now...
Why? Oh, 'cause she's dead!

bring back rock Charli and even the bad podcast will be forgiven

shitty rip of the single leaked & it's pretty bad unfortunately

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjAuUXdSFaM

the song feels a little unfinished, but i love the video's aesthetics

the song isn't terrible but she's capable of so much better

oh sick, we needed one of our few genuinely idiosyncratic popstars to start making 80s pop, nobody else is doing that right now

― imago, Monday, 16 August 2021 18:52 (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink

it's also her most Marina-esque single in a long while, in case you needed reminding that they're m8s

not bad. reminds me of Dragonette a bit.

m8s who argue over "familiar fruit" moments, sure

no hang on, I think I'm thinking of Stefy - Chelsea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq3wYJzE8T8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yeNUltonbM

better but still a little too restrained

seems OK

she previewed a bunch of the album & i'm no longer worried at all about this album, seems like singles are likely the least interesting by a fair way

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— @FckyeahCharli / Charli XCX Updates Media (@fckyeahcharliHD) November 4, 2021

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— @FckyeahCharli / Charli XCX Updates Media (@fckyeahcharliHD) November 4, 2021

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— @FckyeahCharli / Charli XCX Updates Media (@fckyeahcharliHD) November 4, 2021

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— @FckyeahCharli / Charli XCX Updates Media (@fckyeahcharliHD) November 4, 2021

Some great sounding stuff there, that last one in particular sounds like it could be a stone-cold banger if the chorus lives up to the intro and verse.

god i cannot wait.

Whether or not it's on it, did she really not tease "Taxi" here to drive the fans nuts?

Gonna wait. Not out tol March 18. Literally the future of pop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tvW25Qu5WE

legit disappointed with the Rosalia video, then this -
the performers are doing fine but the directing/editing and maybe concept are just so (yawn)

and still not really feeling the song

but then i'm the one guy who dislikes polachek

one?

oops i like "new shapes"

https://www.documentjournal.com/2022/01/charli-xcx-and-oneohtrix-point-never-are-rewriting-the-conditions-of-experimental-sound/

this interview gives a good insight into her thought process with the new one

my objection though is she talks about aiming to be a "stereotypical, classic, major-label pop star" in order to mix things up and move away from the more experimental sounds she'd been working with - that's not necessarily a bad idea but she really should be better at it then! she's clearly capable of doing better than "good ones" even if she wants to keep the production less out there. if she wants to be less sonically exciting she better be making up for it with raw song-craft and she hasn't yet with these new songs

there's something off-putting about that interview and 0PN in general these days, can't quite put my finger on it but his music since GOD has betrayed it too. unsurprised that Charli has vibed with him just as she's taken a cowardly step back that she can't properly justify

still gonna wait for the album obv

wealth does terrible things to people and for all their talk of how they're so 'grounded' they and especially 0PN come off as a couple of rich dorks absolutely loving themselves

yeah i get what you mean, especially about 0PN. charli does seem to be managing her level of fame pretty well & for a rich celebrity that's what counts as 'grounded' lol.

i am hoping the album will be more exciting than the singles so far (based on the teaser clips) but i'm not expecting it to be great or anything. what it seems to come down to is that her instincts are much stronger for the more out there production & she's unfortunately not actually very good at playing by or compromising with the major label pop rules when she tries to.

we will always, always have 'how i'm feeling now'

so we're getting another "Charli" and then we'll get another wacky one!

i've been caning "gone" lately. chris is next-level on that track.

Good Ones has grown on me a lot over since being on the fence to begin with. My only problem with it is the same as a lot of music at the moment, which is that it's too short. At least put out an extended mix.

Lopatin agrees, noting that what is subversive changes in step with the musical landscape and one’s own artistic canon. “Experimental isn’t a sound or difficulty level attributed to comprehending some piece of art,” he says. “It’s an attitude of bravery in the face of market-generating clichés from captured old braveries.”

That interview was really cringey and self-congratulatory (without even getting into the vitamin shots).

You’re not supposed to say you see being a pop star as an “art piece,” IMO… that’s something you (hope) supportive critics say about you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OhqYJyZcvM

still a little slight but more compelling than the other two

as someone who loves both UK garage and "Cry For You" I have to say this is a bit underwhelming