BRAT

Pop · 2024 · 15 tracks · 41m

BRAT

Aggressive club beats meet raw, existential diary entries. A masterfully tense balance of high-gloss rave energy and vulnerable, morning-after self-reflection.

June 7, 2024 · Atlantic

Sweat-slicked basement walls and the harsh glare of a smartphone screen collide here, fusing the lawless adrenaline of the illegal rave with the quiet terror of a 3 a.m. identity crisis. This is the moment the underground’s most restless provocateur stopped merely predicting the future of pop and finally conquered its present. By pairing aggressive, blown-out club minimalism with devastatingly fragile confessions, the record perfects a high-wire act of public defiance and private doubt. You are left standing in the strobe light, feeling both invincible and entirely exposed, witnessing an artist claim her absolute sovereignty.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 41m

01

360

2:14

02

Club classics

2:33

03

Sympathy is a knife

2:31

04

I might say something stupid

1:49

05

Talk talk

2:42

06

Von dutch

2:44

07

Everything is romantic

3:23

08

Rewind

2:48

09

So I

3:31

10

Girl, so confusing

2:55

11

Apple

2:32

12

B2b

2:58

13

Mean girls

3:09

14

I think about it all the time

2:16

15

365

3:24

Moments Worth Listening For

09So IThe track 'So I' serves as a deeply personal, minimalist tribute that directly addresses her grief over the death of SOPHIE.

06Von dutchThe aggressive, confrontational synth hook on 'Von dutch' establishes the record's bold, minimalist dance-pop sound design.

04I might say something stupidThe stark, bare-bones arrangement of 'I might say something stupid' strips away the club beat entirely for a vulnerable, quiet keyboard ballad.

01360The transition from '360' into 'Club classics' establishes a continuous, high-energy late-night flow designed for a continuous rave experience.

Reviews

Pitchfork8.0/ 10

“Quick on the heels of her blockbuster album BRAT, the pop star offers a remix album that is anything but obligatory. Like its sister album, it is unexpected, unfiltered, uncomfortably messy, and dizzyingly fun”

Slant Magazine4/ 5 stars

“A companion piece that’s just as reflective of the zeitgeist as its parent album”

The Times4/ 5 stars

AllMusic4/ 5 stars

NME5/ 5 stars

“Four months after kickstarting a cultural phenomenon with her sixth album, the British pop icon invites friends and big-name acts to give it a new lease of life”

Rolling Stone4/ 5 stars

“With stars like Lorde, Billie Eilish, and Ariana Grande on board, her new remix LP is a kick-ass party record in its own right”

AnyDecentMusic8.4/ 10

The Daily Telegraph4/ 5 stars

The Line of Best Fit7/ 10

The Guardian5/ 5 stars

“Big-name guests abound on a thrilling remix album that takes a glimpse into celebrity’s heart of darkness but makes it transcendently fun and cool”

Clash9/ 10

“A clattering, thumping triumph. As after parties go, ‘brat and it’s completely different but also still brat’ is one for the books”

Paste

“The sheer existence of this album is cause for celebration—it’s a re-interpretation with plenty of Party Girl bangers and dispatches from a raucous summer, taking its source material and widens its scope through maximalism and anti-celebrity reckoning”

Where This Album Departs

How does BRAT sound next to the rest of Charli xcx's catalogue?

Confident+1.0σ

The record pushes a raw, razor-sharp sense of confident swagger to the absolute forefront, transforming dancefloor posturing into a shield against late-night vulnerability.

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