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Released for the first time on vinyl, ‘Brat and it’s completely different’ is the reworked version of ‘BRAT’ which reached number 1 on the UK’s official album chart, and includes the number 1 single ‘Guess featuring Billie Eillish’.
Avant-pop and electronic superstar Charli xcx has become an iconic figure in the arts, having helped expand the landscape of popular music over the last decade by seamlessly traversing the underground and mainstream with her artistic output.
Over the course of a trailblazing career, the multi-hyphenate creative has earned critical acclaim for her innovative style and entrepreneurial spirit and seen her forward-thinking approach reshape pop culture in the process.
She released her sixth studio album ‘BRAT’ in June which stands as the most critically acclaimed album of the year and landed at Number 1 on the UK Official Album Chart in October.
‘BRAT’ has well and truly made its mark on the cultural zeitgeist this year; the audacious campaign has seen Charli cause roadblocks around the world with her pop-up ‘PARTYGIRL’ DJ sets, break the internet with viral videos and surprise collaborations with the likes of Billie Eilish, Lorde, Addison Rae, Robyn, Yung Lean, Julia Fox, Chloë Sevigny, and Rachel Sennott and introduce a new tone of green to the social lexicon.
The album was nominated for the Mercury Prize 2024 while ‘Guess featuring Billie Eilish’ debuted at Number 1 on the UK Official Singles Chart, making Charli the first British artist to land at the top of the charts this year.
In October, Charli followed it up with ‘Brat and it's completely different but also still brat’ - a brand-new version of the critically acclaimed album featuring reimagined takes and innovative reworks of tracks from ‘BRAT’ featuring the likes of Julian Casablancas, Bon Iver, The 1975, Shygirl, Ariana Grande, Caroline Polachek and more.
Her lasting impact was cemented last year when Charli was honoured with the Visionary Award at the annual Ivor Novellos in London, while she also received the Powerhouse Award at Billboard’s Women In Music ceremony in March, the ASCAP Global Impact Award in May and Wall Street Journal’s Music Innovator Award in October.
Avant-pop and electronic superstar Charli xcx has become an iconic figure in the arts, having helped expand the landscape of popular music over the last decade by seamlessly traversing the underground and mainstream with her artistic output.
Over the course of a trailblazing career, the multi-hyphenate creative has earned critical acclaim for her innovative style and entrepreneurial spirit and seen her forward-thinking approach reshape pop culture in the process.
She released her sixth studio album ‘BRAT’ in June which stands as the most critically acclaimed album of the year and landed at Number 1 on the UK Official Album Chart in October.
‘BRAT’ has well and truly made its mark on the cultural zeitgeist this year; the audacious campaign has seen Charli cause roadblocks around the world with her pop-up ‘PARTYGIRL’ DJ sets, break the internet with viral videos and surprise collaborations with the likes of Billie Eilish, Lorde, Addison Rae, Robyn, Yung Lean, Julia Fox, Chloë Sevigny, and Rachel Sennott and introduce a new tone of green to the social lexicon.
The album was nominated for the Mercury Prize 2024 while ‘Guess featuring Billie Eilish’ debuted at Number 1 on the UK Official Singles Chart, making Charli the first British artist to land at the top of the charts this year.
In October, Charli followed it up with ‘Brat and it's completely different but also still brat’ - a brand-new version of the critically acclaimed album featuring reimagined takes and innovative reworks of tracks from ‘BRAT’ featuring the likes of Julian Casablancas, Bon Iver, The 1975, Shygirl, Ariana Grande, Caroline Polachek and more.
Her lasting impact was cemented last year when Charli was honoured with the Visionary Award at the annual Ivor Novellos in London, while she also received the Powerhouse Award at Billboard’s Women In Music ceremony in March, the ASCAP Global Impact Award in May and Wall Street Journal’s Music Innovator Award in October.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: Charli XCX brings us a remix LP of her brilliant and incredibly well received 'Brat' LP. Includes remixes by Von Dutch, Julian Casablancas, Billie Eilish and loads of others. Bangers, reimagined. We have the Green vinyl version too, not the one full of white powder.TRACK LISTING
1. 360 Featuring Robyn & Yung Lean
2. Club Classics Featuring Bb Trickz
3. Sympathy Is A Knife Featuring Ariana Grande
4. I Might Say Something Stupid Featuring The 1975 & Jon Hopkins
5. Talk Talk Featuring Troye Sivan
6. Von Dutch A.g. Cook Remix Featuring Addison Rae
7. Everything Is Romantic Featuring Caroline Polachek
8. Rewind Featuring Bladee
9. So I Featuring A. G. Cook
10. Girl, So Confusing Featuring Lorde
11. Apple Featuring The Japanese House
12. B2b Featuring Tinashe
13. Mean Girls Featuring Julian Casablancas
14. I Think About It All The Time Featuring Bon Iver
15. 365 Featuring Shygirl
16. Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
17. Spring Breakers Featuring Kesha
The art of collaboration is at the heart of the album, a verified saviour of pop, Charli seamlessly binds musical genres from the vast pop spectrum. With Executive Production by A. G. Cook and Charli XCX, collaborators include Lizzo, Christine & The Queens, Haim, Troye Sivan, Brooke Candy, CupcakKe, Big Freedia, Sky Ferreira, Clairo and Yaeji. Charli teamed with AR makeup artist Ines Alpha to design her artworks with a goal of dismantling classic beauty ideals, a pairing which resulted in her striking album cover.
The iconic global pop star Charli XCX's highly anticipated album CRASH including ‘New Shapes’ featuring Caroline Polachek and Christine and the Queens.
The announcement of CRASH followed her latest single, ‘Good Ones’, a track signalling a new chapter for Charli in which she embraced all that the life of a pop figurehead has to offer in today’s world.
Producers and collaborators include A. G. Cook, George Daniel, Deaton Chris Anthony, Lotus IV, Caroline Polachek, Christine and the Queens, Oscar Holter, Digital Farm Animals, Rina Sawayama, Ian Kirkpatrik, Jason Evigan, Justin Raisen, Ariel Rechtshaid, Ilya, Oneohtrix Point Never, Jon Shave and Mike Wise.
The announcement of CRASH followed her latest single, ‘Good Ones’, a track signalling a new chapter for Charli in which she embraced all that the life of a pop figurehead has to offer in today’s world.
Producers and collaborators include A. G. Cook, George Daniel, Deaton Chris Anthony, Lotus IV, Caroline Polachek, Christine and the Queens, Oscar Holter, Digital Farm Animals, Rina Sawayama, Ian Kirkpatrik, Jason Evigan, Justin Raisen, Ariel Rechtshaid, Ilya, Oneohtrix Point Never, Jon Shave and Mike Wise.
'Brat and it’s the same but there’s three more songs so it’s not' is the deluxe album of Charli xcx groundbreaking album 'BRAT'. The CD & Vinyl will be out 11th October.
‘BRAT’ is shortlisted for the Mercury Prize 2024 and has already reached Gold certified status in the UK with over 100k sales since June 7th. Charli has just landed her first lead #1 single in the UK with ‘Guess’, which features on the deluxe album.
Avant-pop and electronic superstar Charli xcx has become an iconic figure in the arts, having helped expand the landscape of popular music over the last decade by seamlessly traversing the underground and mainstream with her artistic output. Over the course of a trailblazing career, the multi-hyphenate creative has earned critical acclaim for her innovative style and entrepreneurial spirit and seen her forward-thinking approach reshape pop culture in the process.
‘BRAT’ is shortlisted for the Mercury Prize 2024 and has already reached Gold certified status in the UK with over 100k sales since June 7th. Charli has just landed her first lead #1 single in the UK with ‘Guess’, which features on the deluxe album.
Avant-pop and electronic superstar Charli xcx has become an iconic figure in the arts, having helped expand the landscape of popular music over the last decade by seamlessly traversing the underground and mainstream with her artistic output. Over the course of a trailblazing career, the multi-hyphenate creative has earned critical acclaim for her innovative style and entrepreneurial spirit and seen her forward-thinking approach reshape pop culture in the process.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: One of the greatest pop albums this year returns for those of you that couldn't get a copy the first time round, and this time it has more tracks! It's all in the name really, and the extras are every bit as good as the rest of the LP. Ace.TRACK LISTING
CD Tracklisting:
1. 360
2. Club Classics
3. Sympathy Is A Knife
4. I Might Say Something Stupid
5. Talk Talk
6. Von Dutch
7. Everything Is Romantic
8. Rewind
9. So I
10. Girl, So Confusing
11. Apple
12. B2b
13. Mean Girls
14. I Think About It All The Time
15. 365
16. Hello Goodbye
17. Guess
18. Spring Breakers
Vinyl Tracklisting:
Side A:
1. 360
2. Club Classics
3. Sympathy Is A Knife
4. I Might Say Something Stupid
5. Talk Talk
Side B:
6. Von Dutch
7. Everything Is Romantic
8. Rewind
9. So I
10. Girl, So Confusing
Side C:
11. Apple
12. B2b
13. Mean Girls
14. I Think About It All The Time
15. 365
Side D:
16. Hello Goodbye
17. Guess
18. Spring Breakers
'Brat and it’s the completely different but still brat’ is the reworked album of Charli xcx's groundbreaking album 'BRAT'.
‘BRAT’ was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize 2024 and has already reached Gold certified status in the UK. Charli has just landed her first lead #1 single in the UK with ‘Guess’, which features on the rework album.
Avant-pop and electronic superstar Charli xcx has become an iconic figure in the arts, having helped expand the landscape of popular music over the last decade by seamlessly traversing the underground and mainstream with her artistic output. Over the course of a trailblazing career, the multi-hyphenate creative has earned critical acclaim for her innovative style and entrepreneurial spirit and seen her forward-thinking approach reshape pop culture in the process.
Her lasting impact was cemented last year when Charli was honoured with the Visionary Award at the annual Ivor Novellos in London, while she also received the Powerhouse Award at Billboard’s Women In Music ceremony in Los Angeles in March. Charli will be launching an A/W 24 collection with H&M.
‘BRAT’ was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize 2024 and has already reached Gold certified status in the UK. Charli has just landed her first lead #1 single in the UK with ‘Guess’, which features on the rework album.
Avant-pop and electronic superstar Charli xcx has become an iconic figure in the arts, having helped expand the landscape of popular music over the last decade by seamlessly traversing the underground and mainstream with her artistic output. Over the course of a trailblazing career, the multi-hyphenate creative has earned critical acclaim for her innovative style and entrepreneurial spirit and seen her forward-thinking approach reshape pop culture in the process.
Her lasting impact was cemented last year when Charli was honoured with the Visionary Award at the annual Ivor Novellos in London, while she also received the Powerhouse Award at Billboard’s Women In Music ceremony in Los Angeles in March. Charli will be launching an A/W 24 collection with H&M.
TRACK LISTING
CD Tracklisting:
CD1:
1. 360 Featuring Robyn & Yung Lean
2. Club Classics Featuring Bb Trickz
3. Sympathy Is A Knife Featuring Ariana Grande
4. I Might Say Something Stupid Featuring The 1975 & Jon Hopkins
5. Talk Talk Featuring Troye Sivan
6. Von Dutch A.g. Cook Remix Featuring Addison Rae
7. Everything Is Romantic Featuring Caroline Polachek
8. Rewind Featuring Bladee
9. So I Featuring A.g. Cook
10. Girl, So Confusing Featuring Lorde
11. Apple Featuring The Japanese House
12. B2b Featuring Tinashe
13. Mean Girls Featuring Julian Casablancas
14. I Think About It All The Time Featuring Bon Iver
15. 365 Featuring Shygirl
16. Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
CD2:
1. 360
2. Club Classics
3. Sympathy Is A Knife
4. I Might Say Something Stupid
5. Talk Talk
6. Von Dutch
7. Everything Is Romantic
8. Rewind
9. So I
10. Girl, So Confusing
11. Apple
12. B2b
13. Mean Girls
14. I Think About It All The Time
15. 365
16. Hello Goodbye
17. Guess
18. Spring Breakers
‘BRAT’ is the eagerly awaited follow up to 2022’s ‘CRASH’, which reached number 1 on the UK’s official album chart, and promises to be an exhilarating club record built around high art references and social commentary.
Avant-pop and electronic superstar Charli XCX has become an iconic figure in the arts, having helped expand the landscape of popular music over the last decade by seamlessly traversing the underground and mainstream with her artistic output. Over the course of a trailblazing career, the multi-hyphenate creative has earned critical acclaim for her innovative style and entrepreneurial spirit and seen her forward-thinking approach reshape pop culture in the process.
Her lasting impact was cemented last year when Charli was honoured with the Visionary Award at the annual Ivor Novellos in London, while she also received the Powerhouse Award at Billboard’s Women In Music ceremony in Los Angeles in March.
Throughout this album, Charli embraces a far more electronic direction. DJ culture is felt throughout, with the coke-fuelled closer “365” remixing opener “360”, whilst a series of PARTYGIRL-branded back-to-back sets launched the album. Producers like George Daniel, A. G. Cook and EASYFUN give this record its token EDM feel that helped it thrive in a pop landscape of short audience attention spans.
It also helps that almost any song here could’ve been the lead single, proven by the amount of ‘sleeper hits’ the album has produced. Think of “Apple” and Kelley Heyer’s unforgettable dance (which I’m sure you’ll find Millie recreating every so often), or Liam’s personal favourite “Talk talk”, with its pounding four-to-the-floor kick and glossy synths.
Despite Brat’s “365 party girl” mentality, Charli displays a vulnerability missing from earlier works, through the emotionally messy tribute to SOPHIE on “So, I”, or the Kero Kero Bonito-esque “I think about it all the time” in which the artist sings about the dichotomy between her bratty persona and a desire to settle down. That’s all without mentioning the biggest pop moment of the year in “Girl, so confusing”, where Charli sings about her uneasy relationship with popstar Lorde before they “worked it out on the remix” two weeks later.
No album better defines 2024 than Charli xcx’s Brat, and I’m sure years down the line we’ll still be referring to this summer as “Brat summer.”
Avant-pop and electronic superstar Charli XCX has become an iconic figure in the arts, having helped expand the landscape of popular music over the last decade by seamlessly traversing the underground and mainstream with her artistic output. Over the course of a trailblazing career, the multi-hyphenate creative has earned critical acclaim for her innovative style and entrepreneurial spirit and seen her forward-thinking approach reshape pop culture in the process.
Her lasting impact was cemented last year when Charli was honoured with the Visionary Award at the annual Ivor Novellos in London, while she also received the Powerhouse Award at Billboard’s Women In Music ceremony in Los Angeles in March.
STAFF COMMENTS
Ethan says: Is it possible to talk about music in 2024 without mentioning Charli xcx’s Brat? Backed by a masterclass in marketing, a hall-of-fame list of producers, and followed by remixes featuring pop music’s biggest stars, Brat is undeniably one of the most successful pop eras of the modern age.Throughout this album, Charli embraces a far more electronic direction. DJ culture is felt throughout, with the coke-fuelled closer “365” remixing opener “360”, whilst a series of PARTYGIRL-branded back-to-back sets launched the album. Producers like George Daniel, A. G. Cook and EASYFUN give this record its token EDM feel that helped it thrive in a pop landscape of short audience attention spans.
It also helps that almost any song here could’ve been the lead single, proven by the amount of ‘sleeper hits’ the album has produced. Think of “Apple” and Kelley Heyer’s unforgettable dance (which I’m sure you’ll find Millie recreating every so often), or Liam’s personal favourite “Talk talk”, with its pounding four-to-the-floor kick and glossy synths.
Despite Brat’s “365 party girl” mentality, Charli displays a vulnerability missing from earlier works, through the emotionally messy tribute to SOPHIE on “So, I”, or the Kero Kero Bonito-esque “I think about it all the time” in which the artist sings about the dichotomy between her bratty persona and a desire to settle down. That’s all without mentioning the biggest pop moment of the year in “Girl, so confusing”, where Charli sings about her uneasy relationship with popstar Lorde before they “worked it out on the remix” two weeks later.
No album better defines 2024 than Charli xcx’s Brat, and I’m sure years down the line we’ll still be referring to this summer as “Brat summer.”
TRACK LISTING
1. 360
2. Club Classics
3. Sympathy Is A Knife
4. I Might Say Something Stupid
5. Talk Talk
6. Von Dutch
7. Everything Is Romantic
8. Rewind
9. So I
10. Girl, So Confusing
11. Apple
12. B2b
13. Mean Girls
14. I Think About It All The Time
15. 365
Charli XCX’s debut studio album, True Romance, reaches its milestone 10 year anniversary on 12th April 2023. To celebrate we have repressed True Romance on coloured silver vinyl. The album features the singles ‘You (Ha Ha Ha)’ and ‘Nuclear Seasons’.
As the last decade has unfolded, Charli XCX has only become more prolific, both as a performing and songwriter. This is particularly evident by the success of her most recent studio album, CRASH.
As the last decade has unfolded, Charli XCX has only become more prolific, both as a performing and songwriter. This is particularly evident by the success of her most recent studio album, CRASH.
TRACK LISTING
Side 1
Nuclear Seasons
You (Ha Ha Ha)
Take My Hand
Stay Away
Set Me Free
Grins
Side 2
So Far Away
Cloud Aura
What I Like
Black Roses
You're The One
How Can I
Lock You Up
Over the course of her trailblazing career, Charli XCX has earned critical acclaim for her forward-thinking musical output and refreshing entrepreneurial spirit that has seen her carve her own lane on the global pop circuit. A singer, songwriter, video director, documentary maker, radio host and record label boss, Charli’s story is one of an artist continuing to succeed without compromise.
Now in 2020, Charli is already breaking boundaries - this year has seen her first BRIT nomination for British Female Solo Artist, marking a huge moment of validation from a mainstream audience that Charli has built on her own terms. In reaction to the global COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, Charli has proven herself to be one of the most adaptable artists working today; initially providing programs of Instagram live sessions that invited various guests to spark conversation, share insight, or simply entertain fans across the world who are currently practicing social distancing. Charli’s vision then expanded further, leading her to announce ‘how i’m feeling now’ - a new album to be written, recorded and released in 39 days, completely in self-isolation. The creative process was also to push her collaborative stream in a unique way; opening up the recording, writing, artwork, music videos and more to fans for feedback and contribution - she also further inspired her fans’ creativity, allowing them access to song stems to create remixes and greenscreen footage to be edited using their own imagination.
‘how i’m feeling now’ has given further spotlight to Charli’s status as one of the most adaptable, exciting pop artists working today, and through it’s uniquely collaborative approach, provided a shared space for those who listen to feel safe enough to express themselves however they wish at a time when they need it most.
Now in 2020, Charli is already breaking boundaries - this year has seen her first BRIT nomination for British Female Solo Artist, marking a huge moment of validation from a mainstream audience that Charli has built on her own terms. In reaction to the global COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, Charli has proven herself to be one of the most adaptable artists working today; initially providing programs of Instagram live sessions that invited various guests to spark conversation, share insight, or simply entertain fans across the world who are currently practicing social distancing. Charli’s vision then expanded further, leading her to announce ‘how i’m feeling now’ - a new album to be written, recorded and released in 39 days, completely in self-isolation. The creative process was also to push her collaborative stream in a unique way; opening up the recording, writing, artwork, music videos and more to fans for feedback and contribution - she also further inspired her fans’ creativity, allowing them access to song stems to create remixes and greenscreen footage to be edited using their own imagination.
‘how i’m feeling now’ has given further spotlight to Charli’s status as one of the most adaptable, exciting pop artists working today, and through it’s uniquely collaborative approach, provided a shared space for those who listen to feel safe enough to express themselves however they wish at a time when they need it most.