Charli XCX

Damn, that might be the coldest review of HIFN I've ever read.

these are the songiest charli songs in a minute so i could be reacting to that

Oh yeah, they definitely have that going for them.

the notion that HIFN was not 'songy' is violence

this is a decent, competently-made pop album, HIFN was a singular seizing of the moment and work of timeless brilliance

you are a work of timeless exhaustion

i am literally terrified that you'll declare the new Mitski her best too now

i haven't enjoyed a mitski album since puberty 2

BRAD

"lightning" gonna make me return to my "flamenco drop" dn

ok i can feel that on Mitski

need to give this a proper shot but the Rosalia album is fully occupying my recent pop album bandwidth rn

first and last tracks were my favorite at first blush. love the little elements of "love come down" and "outstanding" that creep into "crash," and "twice" has this fluttery melody that won't leave my head.

what's not "songy" on hifn, just "pink diamond"?

don't really understand liking pop 2 but not hifn

If I were to guess, Pink Diamond, I Finally Understand, C2.0, Party 4 U...

it was a broad claim i have no interest in explaining

I recommend pounding Anthems at brain-melting volume until it snaps into focus.

but it's also just not a very good album, "doing it" is the only track i have any lasting fondness for.

dude i’m RIGHT HERE.

Anyone else going to the gig tonight? Or this tour?

Really excited, not been to any gig since pre pandemic!

Not going tonight, but going to the one in Norwich on Saturday, very excited.

I saw an amazing video of someone throwing the trans flag with Princess Di's face on it at the stage

It was fun. Only some small criticisms: A bit too much new album or singles I don’t care for (crowd went insane for 1999) and not enough of the era I love. Dunno if she needed 30 outfit changes either, kinda would slow the momentum.

she iconic tho.

still playing Crash a lot. Do i like it more than Pop 2?!?!?!!! Maybe. How I'm Feeling Now is the best.. but not gonna replay it this much.

Currently can't get enough of Beg For You, particularly the end

Rina: [vocal acrobatics]
Charli: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

perfection

Concert last week was so much fun, and the audience absolutely lapped up the whole show.

omg that Alexandria Palace setlist rules!

ok pretty much the same at Norwich and wherever. aaa so jealous

ok "Forever" or "Anthems" would've gone a long way

About a week after going to the gig I heard “Move Me” again and it reminded me how incredible the performance on the night was – spellbindingly so – and I’ve been a little bit obsessed with the song since.

show at a local festival over the weekend was great!

she's playing here the same day i already have a ticket to see pavement

and i love charli way more than pavement but charli will probably be back in a few years while pavement won't ugh

does your username come from the fact WA might as well be in space sometimes lol

search within yourself, the quandary will resolve

i've never been to WA so i wouldn't know

I've been to paradise but I've never been to WA

This bump reminds me that being a Gen Xer who laments for the days of the 80s extended mix of singles, I am very grateful for people like ben. who have been making edits of the tracks from Crash.

Here’s Constant Repeat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFR-BLxNneI

But they have done extended edits of the whole album if you investigate their channel, and I wish this was more of a standard thing.

And, here’s the plug bit, I played this mix in my best of 2022 show here: https://soundcloud.com/1btn/inter-mission-09122022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awe3m4yVeT4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmvi8wsHzDU

decent enough but nothing to get excited about

It’s alright.

I am already enjoying singing “In the city, in the dog dog dog” to our dog though.

I think when she makes "generic" pop, she can still be good but this is generic (derogatory)

Sam Smith makes everything they touch as boring as fuck.

https://www.instagram.com/charli_xcx/reel/C2u7b_0Rbrp/

teasing a new track + announced a boiler room performance on 22 feb

Wonder what 536 refers to?

536 iirc

or is it 653

She parties 536 days a year.

from the snippets I've heard it sounds like the new track will sample "Perfect (Exceeder)" or at least approximate it

love the new single

I really like it too although the release was somewhat anticlimactic for me as I feel like I'd heard the song already via snippets and videos from her Boiler Room.

it's not bad but it's not amazing either

It kicks into the chorus very satisfyingly. Video is pretty cool and takes it up a notch.