Charli XCX

[the ocean 67,621]

3 minutes ago, Ceremonials said:

god bless the ariel song being the longest 

 

we true romance stans won 

 

fixed b x 

true romance stans U N I T E 

[Chorli Xbox 7,422]

DONT THINK TWICE

DONT THINK TWICE

DONT, DONT 

DONT THINK TWICE

DONT THINK ABOUUT IT 

 

 

[Voignamir 4,161]

don't twink twice

[VegaXCX 519]

I’m so beyond excited that the Ariel track is almost 4 minutes. That’s the track I’ve been dying for and I just know it’ll be my favorite. 

[LunaeManifestum 7,711]

I knew Constant Repeat would be a bop considering the snippet. Can’t wait for that one

[Lukeb 1,110]

2 hours ago, EXODUS said:

BZ just shared new tea about the album:

 

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She is not selling out, CRASH is Charli's tribute to decades of dance pop music and all forms it took in the mainstream through the years. She is openly letting in influences from every generation is it 90s' house, 00s eurodance or currently popular nu-disco revival, to create full palette of sounds that shaped the genre she is expanding herself today. If it hasn't become clear with the 3 pre-release singles, it will as soon as the opening track, Crash, kicks in. Don't be fooled by its aggressive snippet, It's such a spacious retro synthpop banger that sounds exactly like one of those Initial Talk remixes recreating italo-disco craze in European pop music of the 80s. It's funny how the Future Nostalgia jokes have been thrown since she showed us the album cover, but these two could really stand next to each other on some grounds! Yuck for example is a sugary-sweet disco leaning bop that would find its place right next to Doja's Say So or most notable Kim Petras singles (looks like you CAN make this sound work perfectly without a need of a rapist on board!). She really wastes no time on this big throwback party, but there is one song that slows things down - AG Cook and OPN produced Every Rule, beautiful nostalgic ballad carried by just one simple synth riff. The biggest highlight for me tho is probably the beloved snippet that turned out to be Constant Repeat, but just like Every Rule it's more of casual Charli sound we've heard before, maybe that's also why I love it. Wish Twice  would join this trio, but sadly this one turned out to be pretty disappointing. The live version made it sound like some everchanging Track 10-like outro to the album, but it's way too short and too flat for that effect.

 

On paper this sounds like a dream record from an artist like Charli and maybe it really is one, I can see a lot of fans being in love with it, even those who are not fully sold on the singles yet as (imo) they remain the least exciting moments of Crash. As for myself I can't help but feel pretty unsatisfied with this project as a whole. Her songwriting became visibly so lazy it's just annoying sometimes, cause I know a lot of these songs could be so much more if she tried harder. Most of the greatness here is carried by the detailed production and not by catchy melodies or fun hooks. Beg For You definitely suffers from having boring drop instead of prominent chorus while Baby, even though very addictive, feels like an endless repetition of same two lines - this will ultimately lead to both songs getting tired quickly. Lightning on the other hands is such a creative, progressive track with different styles clashing into another big banger, but I know damn well it's all Ariel's magic and the song would be just as great without Charli on it. Let me not even start on how short some of the tracks are and how they follow the most simple Verse - Chorus - Verse - Chorus structure without any interesting additions, not even a bridge. I still think it's a good album that will snatch wigs from hordes of gays, but it doesn't tick all the boxes. 

 

PS. The single covers represent this record much more than the album cover. Still glad she went with it tho, cause it's amazing, probably her best  

 

This makes me even more excited!
This seems to be the album tracklist with the final titles:

 

1. Crash - 2:10 
2. New Shapes (feat. Christine and the Queens & Caroline Polachek) - 3:21
3. Good Ones - 2:17
4. Constant Repeat - 3:09 
5. Beg For You (feat. Rina Sawayama) - 2:48
6. Move Me - 2:27
7. Baby - 2:40
8. Lightning - 3:57
9. Every Rule - 3:02 
10. Yuck - 2:18 
11. Lavender - 2:28
12. Twice - 3:14

I love being a Charli fan and a similar age to her. This album is going to serve with the samples. 

[Pop The Balloons 2,499]

3 hours ago, Nigel Hitch said:

Don't Think Twice is way better than Twice for the title

I agree but as long as we get the song idc 

[DaddyKnew 438]

Is Beg For You coming out today at 9PM PST?

[VegaXCX 519]

8 minutes ago, DaddyKnew said:

Is Beg For You coming out today at 9PM PST?

Tomorrow 10am pst

 

ALSO. Do we think they might do a deluxe after the initial release? To keep the streaming numbers up and give us 3 more tracks or something? Like, Sweat and 2 more? Also, what do we think Sweat got replaced with?

[Chorli Xbox 7,422]

not y’all having a sweat kink 

[VegaXCX 519]

lol not a kink. Just interest. It was used for marketing, to create buzz and then it got scrapped relatively last minute, AFTER we were told it was being released this year. Just curious about what’s going on with it. 

[Chorli Xbox 7,422]

4 minutes ago, VegaXCX said:

lol not a kink. Just interest. It was used for marketing, to create buzz and then it got scrapped relatively last minute, AFTER we were told it was being released this year. Just curious about what’s going on with it. 

babes it was a joke x

[LMAlejandro 795]

4 hours ago, Chorli Xbox said:

wait there is a snippet of the song Crash? 

I think it's this one

[MadameBlonde 864]

I’m so sad sweat isn’t on the album! Does anyone know if she’s still releasing it, or what’s going on w it? I’ve been hooked since it’s been teased and would do anything for it?!

[the ocean 67,621]

2 minutes ago, ItsLolene said:

I’m so sad sweat isn’t on the album! Does anyone know if she’s still releasing it, or what’s going on w it? I’ve been hooked since it’s been teased and would do anything for it?!

 

i think it's becoming the next taxi along with lucy liu and i'm done considering this hype 

maybe y'all should shut up and she can drop it as a droplet single

Spoiler

that came off rude but y'all know what i mean

 

[DownhillLullaby 4,838]

I hate when artists perform a song/reveal them in a certain way and then be it. 

Not a release, not even a leak. Sweat is our Bounce 2.0

Spoiler

but at least Bounce leaked, hopefully, sweat will 2

[MadameBlonde 864]

6 minutes ago, DownhillLullaby said:

I hate when artists perform a song/reveal them in a certain way and then be it. 

Not a release, not even a leak. Sweat is our Bounce 2.0

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but at least Bounce leaked, hopefully, sweat will 2

Praying!

[details 15,691]

i just know she sold that damn sweat song to addison rae i feel it in my bones

[Pop The Balloons 2,499]

21 minutes ago, Motorcycle Love Divine said:

i just know she sold that damn sweat song to addison rae i feel it in my bones

I am sick of Addison Rae 😭

[brandon 12,046]

8 minutes ago, Pop The Balloons said:

I am sick of Addison Rae 😭

Sick?

Damn… you got it bad… you didn’t see it comin.. you got it bad…