After hinting that her upcoming 8th album is inspired by rock music, Charli XCX has dropped a single that delivers on that promise.
In the aptly titled ‘Rock Music’, Charli leans into a fresh sound, driven largely by guitars and a propulsive energy. Clocking in at under two-minutes, it’s short and sweet, but if this is a sign of where her next era is headed – we’re in for a good time.
Check it out below via its deliciously grunge-inspired video.
Earlier this year, Charli spoke to journalist Laura Snapes about her latest chapter:
“I think the dance floor is dead, so now we’re making rock music.”
“If I’d made another album that felt more dance-leaning, it would have felt really hard, really sad, but what’s interesting for me is to bend the possibilities of what my perspective on that could be.”
“For me, it’s fun to flip the form. We know there’s gonna be people who are bothered by it, but that’s fine.”
However, since making those statements she has clarified the following:
“I never said I was making a rock album.”
So, we’re still pretty in the dark about what to expect from this album, but fingers crossed there’s some more of what we’re hearing on ‘Rock Music’.
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