Overview
- Charli XCX said in a British Vogue cover story published Thursday that her eighth album will be a rock record.
- The new songs foreground guitars and a rougher vocal take with much less Auto-Tune, with A.G. Cook and Finn Keane producing in Paris.
- One track includes the line, “I think the dance floor is dead, so now we’re making rock music,” signaling a break from Brat’s club sound.
- She frames the project around her relationship to making art rather than her marriage, saying some listeners may be bothered by the shift.
- The album has no title or release date yet, though she signaled a new era by wiping social media, as she juggles film roles and recovers from a grueling Brat tour.