{"id":2515348,"date":"2026-07-24T09:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2515348"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:57:47","slug":"charli-xcxs-new-album-music-fashion-film-divides-critics-as-fans-split-over-brat-follow-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/charli-xcxs-new-album-music-fashion-film-divides-critics-as-fans-split-over-brat-follow-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Charli XCX&#8217;s new album Music, Fashion, Film divides critics as fans split over Brat follow-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Charli XCX&#8217;s latest album, Music, Fashion, Film, has divided critics following its release on Friday, with reviewers split over the pop star&#8217;s sharp left turn after the era-defining success of Brat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 11-track, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:30-minute record;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/culture\/music\/charli-xcx-film-fashion-instagram-martin-scorsese-b1289130.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">30-minute record <\/a>marks the singer&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:seventh studio album;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/culture\/music\/charli-xcx-french-marc-jacobs-martin-scorsese-fashion-b1290841.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">seventh studio album<\/a> and features songs including Card Declined, Camera, 2007, I&#8217;m Afraid, Yeah, Persona and Magic Metal Montana.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Named after what Charli describes as her three greatest creative passions, the album&#8217;s artwork features filmmaker Martin Scorsese, fashion designer Marc Jacobs and musician John Cale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking to fans in New York earlier this month, the singer said: &#8220;This album is, in a way, all about how lucky I feel to be able to do what I do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Charli XCX performing on The Other Stage during the Glastonbury Festival (PA Wire)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The album&#8217;s release has prompted sharply contrasting reviews.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Telegraph;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/music\/news\/charli-xcx-music-fashion-film-album-ugly-vacuous-noise\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Telegraph<\/a> was less than impressed, awarding the album two stars, with critic Poppie Platt writing: &#8220;The Brat star&#8217;s bid for artistic reinvention is smothered by grating production and empty, self-conscious songs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Writing for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Independent;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/reviews\/charli-xcx-review-music-fashion-film-lyrics-b3020429.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Independent<\/a>, Roisin O&#8217;Connor awarded the record three stars, describing it as &#8220;the kind of gin-infused, late-night philosophical ramblings sent drifting out of a Paris apartment window&#8221;. She concluded that &#8220;in the cold light of day, most of the ideas are rather half-baked.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Others were far more enthusiastic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Guardian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/jul\/24\/charli-xcx-music-fashion-film-review\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian<\/a>&#8216;s Laura Snapes handed the album a five-star review, calling it a &#8220;slippery search into selfhood that hits just as hard as Brat&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rolling Stone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/charli-xcx-music-fashion-film-review-1235597074\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Rolling Stone<\/a>&#8216;s Caryn Ganz also praised the record, awarding four stars and describing it as &#8220;a brilliant, catchy, often very funny look at the machinery of fame&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Equally fans were divided by the release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One penned: &#8220;charli xcx has done it again, this album BANGS and my expectations were low after the singles&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While another commented: &#8220;no shade but wtf is charli xcx new album&#8221; and third added: &#8220;The final two minutes of the new Charli XCX album are pretty annoying &#8211; rest of the album is decent though&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another remarked: &#8220;everyones tripping bro this new charli xcx album so fire&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Music, Fashion, Film&#8217;s release arrives after an extraordinary two years for the singer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brat became one of pop&#8217;s defining records, spawning viral hits including 360, Apple and Guess, inspiring a cultural movement and even being embraced by Kamala Harris&#8217;s 2024 US presidential campaign. Collins Dictionary also updated its definition of &#8220;brat&#8221; to reflect the confident, independent attitude associated with the album.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following a year-long world tour, Charli married The 1975 drummer George Daniel, took on a string of acting roles and wrote music for Emerald Fennell&#8217;s forthcoming adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Rather than taking a break, she found herself pulled back into the studio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Out of the blue, inspiration struck me,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I suddenly felt like I had something to say, so I ran with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She has been equally clear that Music, Fashion, Film was never intended to be Brat&#8217;s successor in sound.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If I&#8217;d made another album that felt more dance-leaning, it would have felt really hard, really sad,&#8221; she told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vogue;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Vogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a newsletter to fans, she added: &#8220;To be boring is to die right there on the spot.&#8221;<\/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 ca.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charli XCX&#8217;s latest album, Music, Fashion, Film, has divided critics following its release on Friday, with reviewers split over the pop star&#8217;s sharp left turn after the era-defining success of Brat. 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