Brat (Charli XCX album)

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Brat
The word "brat" written in lowercase, low resolution Arial Narrow font on a lime green background.
Studio album by
Charli XCX
Released7 June 2024
Length41:23[1]
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Charli XCX chronology
Crash
(2022) 		Brat
(2024)
Singles from Brat
  1. "Von Dutch"
    Released: 29 February 2024
  2. "B2B" / "Club Classics"
    Released: 3 April 2024

Brat is the upcoming sixth studio album by English singer Charli XCX. It is set to be released on 7 June 2024.[2][3]

Background and recording

The album is set to be a

club record[4][5] evoking the illegal London rave scene where Charli started performing "when [she] was 14 or 15".[6] This is her sixth studio album and first after renewing her contract with Atlantic Records in early 2023.[7][8] It was announced on 28 February 2024, a day before the release of the lead single "Von Dutch", which was released on 29 February.[9][10]

According to Charli, Brat is her "most aggressive and confrontational record", but also her most vulnerable.[11] On 22 February, during her Boiler Room warehouse set, she debuted snippets of tracks identified as "Get Into It (Spring Breakers)" and "365 Party Girl".[12] She was joined on the stage by Addison Rae and Julia Fox;[13] a "Von Dutch" remix with Rae and A. G. Cook was released on 22 March.[14] On 6 March, she premiered "So I" at the Billboard Women in Music event.[15]

Composition

As Charli XCX told

minimalism that is very loud and bold".[6] The Face's Shaad D'Souza compared the album's sound to '00s-era Ministry of Sound compilations The Annual and Rihanna's 2010 album Loud, describing the lyrics as "shady and bratty, but tender and heartbreaking".[11]

Charli XCX has confirmed that one track from the album will tackle her contentious relationship with a fellow female artist. Another track, partially inspired by Internet personality Dasha Nekrasova, will focus on society's "fascination with mean girls".[11]

"So I" is "a knotty exploration of her grief about Sophie".[16][17][18]

Artwork

Brat's cover artwork, a low resolution

pop culture—why are some things considered good and acceptable, and some things deemed bad? I'm interested in the narratives behind that and I want to provoke people. I'm not doing things to be nice." People's Sadie Bell linked the album cover with the nature of the album, which Charli dubbed "confrontational".[19][20]

Critical reception

D'Souza wrote that Brat "makes the brazen pop of [Charli's] last record, 2022's Crash, seem like child's play."[11] Anna Gaca of Pitchfork exclaimed: "Pass the Jägerbombs because Brat sounds like a rager."[12]

Track listing

Brat track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."360"  2:13
2."Club Classics"
2:33
3."Sympathy Is a Knife"  2:31
4."I Might Say Something Stupid"  1:49
5."Talk Talk"  2:41
6."Von Dutch"AitchisonEasyfun2:44
7."Everything Is Romantic"  3:23
8."Rewind"  2:48
9."So I"  3:31
10."Girl, So Confusing"  2:54
11."Apple"  2:31
12."B2B"
2:58
13."Mean Girls"  3:09
14."I Think About It All the Time"  2:15
15."365"  3:23
Total length:41:23

References

  1. ^ Charli [@charli_xcx] (28 February 2024). "Brat - this summer. 15 songs. 41:23 minutes long. on repeat. charlixcx.lnk.to/BRAT t.co/cLh1vInL9Z" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Richards, Will (28 February 2024). "Charli XCX confirms details of new album 'Brat'". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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  4. ^ Kreps, Daniel (28 February 2024). "Charli XCX Reveals New Album 'Brat,' a 'Club Record,' Will Arrive This Summer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ Sunkel, Cameron (26 February 2024). ""I Came From the Clubs": Charli XCX's Upcoming Album Is Her Dance Music Magnum Opus". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b Bain, Katie (1 March 2024). "How Charli XCX Returned To Her Rave Roots For 'Loud and Bold' New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  7. ^ Geraghty, Hollie (23 February 2023). "Charli XCX reveals she's signed a new record contract". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  8. ^ Skinner, Tom (22 February 2023). "Charli XCX reveals details of new record contract". NME. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  9. ^ Kaufman, Gil (28 February 2024). "Charli XCX Teases Upcoming Sixth Studio Album, Brat". Billboard. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Charli XCX announces new album Brat". The FADER. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d D'Souza, Shaad (19 February 2024). "Charli XCX knows you're obsessed with her". The Face. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b Gaca, Anna (1 March 2024). "Charli XCX: "Von Dutch"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  13. ^ Carter, Ashleigh (23 March 2024). "Addison Rae Ad-Libbed Her Iconic Scream On Charli XCX's "Von Dutch" Remix". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  14. ^ Taylor, Sam (22 March 2024). "CHARLI XCX HAS SHARED 'THE VON DUTCH REMIX WITH ADDISON RAE & A. G. COOK'". Dork. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  15. ^ Breihan, Tom (7 March 2024). "Charli XCX Debuts SOPHIE Tribute Song "So I" At Billboard Women In Music: Watch". Stereogum. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  16. ^ Dazed (7 March 2024). "Charli XCX shares SOPHIE tribute song, 'So I'". Dazed. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  17. ^ Garcia, Thania (8 March 2024). "Charli XCX Debuts Song Dedicated to Late Producer Sophie, Karol G Is Woman of the Year and More From Billboard's Women in Music Awards". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Charli XCX knows you're obsessed with her". The Face. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  19. ^ Ray, Chandreyee (1 April 2024). ""I wouldn't have a career without the LGBTQ+ community": Charli XCX on pop culture, heritage and using her voice for good". Vogue Singapore. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  20. ^ Bell, Sadie (2 April 2024). "Charli XCX Responds to Criticism of Her Brat Album Artwork: 'I'm Not Doing Things to Be Nice'". People. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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