Decoding Charli XCX's new album, Music, Fashion, Film - BBC
Pop star Charli XCX is set to release a new album titled 'Music, Fashion, Film' shortly after the success of her previous record, 'Brat'. The artist describes the new work as guitar-based and distinct from her previous dance-oriented sound.
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Charli XCX has become a significant cultural figure, and her shift in musical direction reflects broader trends in contemporary pop music.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Mark Savage Music correspondent EPA Charli XCX has been at pop's cutting edge for 10 years and her new album adds a rock sound to the mix Charli XCX was supposed to be taking a break.
Her sixth album, Brat, was the sort of record you could genuinely call era-defining, without being accused of overstating its significance.
Experimental but accessible songs like Guess, Apple and 360 propelled the star to new heights of fame.
Her album was co-opted into Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign, and Collins English Dictionary updated its definition of Brat , to acknowledge its use as an adjective characterising the music's "confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude".
After a punishing year-long tour, the singer accepted a few acting roles, wrote the soundtrack to Emerald Fennel's adaptation of Wuthering Heights and married her longterm partner George Daniel.
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