Charli XCX

[abombnd 6,438]

 

ok here a repost of what i posted previously hopefully it stays up lmfao

wish the instrumental of cry for you wasn't in awful quality

[Lukeb 1,110]

4 hours ago, number1angel said:

Anyone know how to watch alone together in the uk?

Apple TV to stream

 

It’s also on iTunes worldwide to purchase 

[the ocean 67,620]

i don’t think i’ll be able to survive without a 30 minute version of constant repeat

 

and the original song isn’t even out yet

[mmarrythenight 379]

59 minutes ago, Lukeb said:

Apple TV to stream

 

It’s also on iTunes worldwide to purchase 

 

it's not available in the UK on either of these

[Queen Lizzy 653]

i don’t even care about the lengths anymore i just want the album! 

[Charli SEX 406]

37 minutes ago, mmarrythenight said:

 

it's not available in the UK on either of these

when they announced the US release date I remember reading that the UK release date was still TBD

[Chorli Xbox 7,415]

someone shared a link to Alone Together months ago

[Ceremonials 2,824]

MMHMMmmmmmm               baby 

[the ocean 67,620]

GOT ME ON REPEAT

GOT ME ON REPEAT

[comeintomybedroom 8,557]

 

[Make me your Dream Life 83,105]

i love flu voice, it gives pop sexy. 

Spoiler

also WHATCHU WANT! I AIN'T GOT IT  WHATCHU WANT? - I AIN'T GOT IT! 

 

[LunaeManifestum 7,699]

26 minutes ago, comeintomybedroom said:

 

imo this is already a perfect mv. She doesnt need to waste more money with that

[the ocean 67,620]

31 minutes ago, comeintomybedroom said:

 

 

this is cute

i mean it definitely seems very promo singley but it fits the song and it's cute

[rightofjupiter 15,867]

alone together is so sweet, long live charles!

[TheBoss 13,239]

Rina is so ficking sexy UGH i love this song

[the ocean 67,620]

4 hours ago, abombnd said:

 

ok here a repost of what i posted previously hopefully it stays up lmfao

wish the instrumental of cry for you wasn't in awful quality

 

love the idea! but tbh i think filtering the instrumental would be better quality than this not your fault though

 

8 minutes ago, TheBoss said:

Rina is so ficking sexy UGH i love this song

 

we have a thread for that

 

[blameitonme 14,772]

i still can’t believe she reincarnated party 4 u and put it on hifn….what a moment ! 

[the ocean 67,620]

1 minute ago, blameitonme said:

i still can’t believe she reincarnated party 4 u and put it on hifn….what a moment ! 

 

and it wasn't even leaked yet 

love it when that happens

[blameitonme 14,772]

5 minutes ago, the ocean said:

 

and it wasn't even leaked yet 

love it when that happens

 

i streamed the live remaster for YEARS 

[bored 7,832]

So... Maybe I'm overestimating the concept of this era....

 

But since her comments about Beg For You (basically being the song that samples another which all female singers at Atlantic are expected to do) I feel as though everything about this era has been deliberate.

 

Launching the era with OUT OUT, it's very common that female pop stars have to some sort of smash hit before the label is willing to push ahead with an album cycle. And is it a coincidence that Charli and co. just happened to drop this track before the launch of her comeback single? It did the job, it went top 10.

 

Good Ones was the big shiny pop video, with the very current 80s trend throughout. Kind of debuted an image change from Charli (as we knew her in the last era), another thing female pop stars are expected to do. Everybody loves a comeback! The "iconic" video, the serves etc etc.

 

Then New Shapes, something a little more left field, still pop but feels more alternative? We know labels love to pivot when a single doesn't smash like they expected. And the inclusion of Chris and Caroline feels like the sort of alt pop pandering her label would do. Obviously we know they're her friends but keep in mind that this would be a concept.

 

Then we get Sweat, everybody loves a demo or unreleased track that doesn't make the final cut. Would a pop girl album rollout be complete without an orphaned single or abandoned track? Charli is no stranger to this when we look back at the 2016/2017 album rollout that eventually ground to a hault.

 

The album artwork itself, again a lot of pop stars have a cohesive vision when it comes to singles/videos etc. And somehow the album art tends to veer off into something that loosely ties in. I love the album cover and think it's one of Charli's best... But it's quite different to the single art we've been getting.

 

Then we have Baby, the rumoured 3rd single, the one that's been teased after a quiet period. We've been given a snippet of the music video and yet nothing? We all know record labels love to change their minds last minute when they think they could potentially have a hit with another song. ie. Beg For You. 

 

The song that was written for the artist and has a classic sample, screams hit. The sudden third single with last minute music video etc. Whilst Baby sits rotting away.

 

I could be reaching but it feels like this was Charli's intenion, to give us a condensed pop girl album campaign, and an authentic one at best, which details all the shit a female singer has to go through just to be able to release a body of work. And I am thoroughly enjoying the hypothetical chaos.