Charli
A futuristic pop blueprint that fuses abrasive, metallic industrial production with deeply intimate, diary-entry vulnerability.
September 13, 2019 · Asylum Records
A futuristic pop blueprint that fuses abrasive, metallic industrial production with deeply intimate, diary-entry vulnerability.
September 13, 2019 · Asylum Records
Cold, metallic synths clatter against wet, heavy basslines, sounding like a late-night drive through a rain-slicked neon city. Beneath the hyperactive, digitized beats lies a raw, bruised heart. You are pulled between the blinding strobe lights of an underground club and the quiet, tear-stained screen of a bedroom smartphone. It is a dizzying collision of industrial noise and fragile, late-night confessions, where every distorted vocal feels like a secret whispered directly into your headphones.
“The result of years of experimentation, this album enlists established stars and emerging talents to create a work that is quintessentially Charli XCX”Read review
“Her boldest statement yet”Read review
“Despite the disparate styles and messages, there’s a seamlessness to the record that can only be credited to Aitchison and frequent collaborator and executive producer A.G. Cook’s deft songwriting and production”Read review
“An album that is no less jam-packed than its predecessor but overstays its welcome a bit too long”Read review
“With adventurous production and revealing writing, Charli XCX’s third studio album reflects an artist ready to commit to self-examination”Read review
“Deep and sweet, and her best yet”Read review
“Charli is not the perfect pop album, nor is it a fully developed manifesto for where pop could go, but it is a collection of enjoyable, interesting tracks that don’t sound completely alien, but also don’t sound like anyone involved is selling out”Read review
“If, like me, your faith in Charli itself wavered, you are forgiven and I hope relieved”
“Her first official LP in five years gathers a fluid global dream team for a wild, joyously bummed-out set of avant-pop bangers”Read review
“The album is full of contradictions, and they’re very much a part of the ride”Read review
“The long-awaited third LP from Charli XCX is here at last, and nearly half-a-decade of anticipation weighs heavily on the artist and everyone else’s expectations”
“A collection of 15 pop songs that – at their most thrilling – wear their raw, metallic beats and synths on the outside, like scaffolding”Read review
How does Charli sound next to the rest of Charli xcx's catalogue?
Beneath the aggressive, industrial-grade production lies an unprecedentedly vulnerable emotional core, turning what could be cold club music into a deeply tender, tear-streaked sanctuary.
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