Charli XCX, BRAT review: Dance-pop star slips a little vulnerability into her clever, anarchic beats
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Charli XCX, BRAT review: Dance-pop star slips a little vulnerability into her clever, anarchic beats

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “I’m famous, but not quite,” says Charli XCX on her sixth album. So, as Charli herself concedes against the reflective raindrop synths of “I might say something stupid”, she’s still got “one foot in a normal life” and, at times, is left wondering where she fits in. On the album’s penultimate track, “I think about it all the time”, Charli describes visiting a couple of new parents. The track yanks listeners into one last defiant bop during which Charli’s up for “bumping that” for as long as you can keep up.

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