Charli XCX: How I’m Feeling Now Holds together far better than her “official” label effort. Read More
Concert Review: Kim Petras Beneath her music's glossy sheen lies the rebellious, determined spirit of someone who needed to fight for her space Read More
Charli XCX: Pop 2 It’s hard to think of another recent pop album that writhes, squirms and splinters like this one. Read More
Charli XCX: Sucker [xrr rating=3.5/5]It’s unusual for an international star to get their fame as a feature artist rather than from their own material, but that’s how British pop singer Charli XCX came into the public eye. Of her three biggest songs — “Boom Clap,” “I Love It,” and “Fancy” — only one is actually hers; while the others, credited to Icona Pop … Read More
Charli XCX: True Romance [xrr rating=2.75/5]Hertfordshire, England’s 20-year-old Charli XCX is the latest to release an album falling under the umbrella of female post-pop dark wave detached indietronic synthcore or whatever combination of buzz/core/wave words you want to throw in front of an artist because you have no other idea how to explain that they’re making pop music that doesn’t necessarily target a pop … Read More