{"id":2407367,"date":"2026-05-08T09:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2407367"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:04:28","slug":"i-think-the-dancefloor-is-dead-charli-xcx-celebrates-rock-music-on-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/i-think-the-dancefloor-is-dead-charli-xcx-celebrates-rock-music-on-new-single\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I think the dancefloor is dead\u2019: Charli XCX celebrates \u2018Rock Music\u2019 on new single"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-1ihz57b-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"independent\">\n<div data-theme-wrapper=\"independent\" style=\"display:contents\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveMusic\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM cLEJmn\">Get the inside track from Roisin O&#8217;Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM iTZFOX\">Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM iGYpOF\">Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/nowHearThis1_2.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Roisin O\u2019Connor\u2019s\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pop sensation <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/charli-xcx\">Charli XCX<\/a> has unveiled her latest single, &#8220;Rock Music,&#8221; accompanied by a striking new music video. The track, released on Friday, is anticipated to be the lead offering from the 33-year-old artist&#8217;s forthcoming <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/album\">album<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Born Charlotte Aitchison, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/reviews\/charli-xcx-brat-review-b2557120.html\"><em>Brat <\/em>hitmaker&#8217;s<\/a> new song arrived with an official video, helmed by Aidan Zamiri. <\/p>\n<p>Shot predominantly in black and white, the visuals open dramatically with Charli launching a speaker from a window, followed by scenes of her smoking multiple cigarettes simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the release, she shared on social media: &#8220;Rock music. song and video out now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It comes after an interview in <em>Vogue<\/em> appeared to suggest the 360 singer was \u201cmaking rock music\u201d for her follow-up to 2024\u2019s<em> Brat,<\/em> before she said in a post on Instagram: \u201cI never said I was making a rock album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She told the fashion magazine: \u201cIf I\u2019d made another album that felt more dance-leaning, it would have felt really hard, really sad, but what\u2019s interesting for me is to bend the possibilities of what my perspective on that could be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new album will not feature her trademark auto-tune, according to the Vogue piece. It will follow her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/reviews\/charli-xcx-review-wuthering-heights-film-soundtrack-b2919811.html\"><em>Wuthering Heights <\/em>companion album<\/a> to Emerald Fennell\u2019s film of the same name, released earlier this year, and also the <em>Brat<\/em> album, which sparked a cultural phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBrat summer\u201d trend, which caused a frenzy on social media, incorporated sultry fashion choices inspired by the neon green and black album cover.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 dSfyTS\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/12\/04\/13\/b7c6c8eefdfe79bd7b32c19bb07417b0Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMzMzIyODcx-2.72514440.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/12\/04\/13\/b7c6c8eefdfe79bd7b32c19bb07417b0Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMzMzIyODcx-2.72514440.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/12\/04\/13\/b7c6c8eefdfe79bd7b32c19bb07417b0Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMzMzIyODcx-2.72514440.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Charli XCX coined the term brat, sparking the brat summer which became one of the biggest TikTok trends in 2024 (Ian West\/PA)\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 YlsWU hgzWpY\">Charli XCX coined the term brat, sparking the brat summer which became one of the biggest TikTok trends in 2024 (Ian West\/PA)<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 gjqsiM\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA Archive<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of her new record, she added: \u201cWe were doing our version of analogue, which is so silly and funny, but putting it through our lens, and making sure that nothing felt too macho was important.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-0 ijrISW\">\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-9\">\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-3 bnPMtb\">\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-4 hqeEpq\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/mobile-stores\/Amazon_Music.png\" width=\"129\" height=\"36\" alt=\"Amazon Music logo\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-5 erkCqL\">\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-6 ITEVB\">Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-7 bSAfrS\">Sign up now for a 30-day free trial. 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If you sign up to this service we will earn commission.<span class=\"disclaimer-break\"> This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She said the new album would be inspired by her love of art and \u201cwhat would happen if that was taken from me\u201d, and how it gives her purpose in life.<\/p>\n<p>Charli added that she did not want to mention her husband, The 1975 drummer George Daniel, on the album after he was referenced on a number of tracks on Brat, including Club Classics and Sympathy Is A Knife.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cI don\u2019t really want to write songs about my husband forever. I\u2019m not sure how interesting that is, and he knows that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I write about our relationship, I\u2019m probably only really interested in writing about some of the more obscure feelings of being married.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The singer starred in The Moment, a semi-fictional film looking at the release of Brat and the world tour that followed, earlier this year, and also appeared in other film projects including Pete Ohs\u2019 Erupcja and Julia Jackman\u2019s 100 Nights Of Hero.<\/p>\n<p>Charli has had two UK number one singles and three number one albums, and is best known for tracks such as Boom Clap, Guess and I Love It with Swedish duo Icona Pop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the inside track from Roisin O&#8217;Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Pop sensation Charli XCX has unveiled her latest single, &#8220;Rock Music,&#8221; accompanied by a striking new music video. 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