Tag: Charli XCX
Kesha Joins A Growing Genre of Green Screen Videos in the Time of Pandemic Pop
Pandemic pop isn’t just a dystopian genre that focuses solely on au courant lyrics like, “Move bitch, you got coronavirus/I’ma chill at the crib ‘cause [Read More…]
“In Real Life, Could The Club Even Handle Us?”: Charli XCX’s How I’m Feeling Now Highlights Creativity and Expression in Quarantine Being More Uninhibited Than in the Outside World
Instantly establishing the thematic precedent for a record that has stemmed from the highly unique scenario of being quarantined (sometimes politely phrased as a “stay-at-home [Read More…]
“I Finally Understand” Lends The Prodigy Flair to Charli XCX’s Oeuvre
Continuing to unveil more finished tracks as we approach May 15, the release of Charli XCX’s “quarantine album,” How I’m Feeling Now, the British pop [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s “Claws” Video: Like “Spicy” But Out of Necessity
If one recalls back to what feels like the oh so long ago year of 2019, one might be able to dig up from the [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s “Forever” Video Is A Fractured, Disjointed Look at the Contrast Between How We Live Now & How We Did Then
As Charli XCX continues her democratic music-making process for an album called How I’m Feeling Now (to be released in mid-May), the British-turned-Angeleno chanteuse has [Read More…]
Nature (Semi-)Triumphs Over Machinery in “White Mercedes” Video
Again showing a strange reverence for nature by performing destructive acts within it (see: “2099” video), Charli XCX returns with another single from Charli, “White [Read More…]
“2099” Video Looks More Like 1997 as Jet Skis Seem to Make Some Unwitting Statement About Present Behavior’s Effects on the Future
As Charli XCX keeps the singles coming from Charli (in particular with Troye Sivan), her sequel, after a fashion, to “1999”–called “2099”–isn’t exactly the most [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s Charli Is That Rare Breed of Album That Makes Non-Cohesion Work
In a music climate that thrives on keeping listeners hooked by constantly releasing new singles, Charli XCX, like Lana Del Rey with Norman Fucking Rockwell, [Read More…]
What Is Love? Clean Bandit Tries Their Best to Answer
With the swelling opener to What Is Love?, “Symphony,” Clean Bandit seems to say, “Don’t worry, we’ve returned.” For yes, it’s somehow been four years since [Read More…]
Reggae-Infused, Clean Bandit’s “Playboy Style” Featuring Charli XCX and Bhad Bhabie Would Make Alright, Still-Era Lily Allen Proud
It’s not always advisable for anyone with a blanco skin tone to attempt to dabble in reggae (Sublime and 311 come to mind). And yet, [Read More…]
