Charli XCX has teased details of her upcoming album, dubbed xcx8, after declaring that the “dance floor is dead” and that her next LP will dive into rock.
In a cover story for British Vogue, Charli said that the sharp turn from her last album is a much-needed reset following the Brat era, which she felt overshadowed the music. “For me, it’s fun to flip the form,” she says. “We know there’s gonna be people who are bothered by it, but that’s fine.”
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On xcx8, Charli is working alongside longtime collaborators Alex “AG” Cook and Finn Keane, both of whom worked on Brat. Describing their process, she says they are doing their own “version of analog,” focusing on Cook’s guitar work and letting her vocals breathe without her signature Auto-Tune.
Earlier this year, Charli released a 12-track baroque pop album for Emerald Fennell’s film adaptation of Wuthering Heights, featuring collaborations with Sky Ferreira and John Cale. This summer, she’ll headline Lollapalooza in Chicago and perform at Reading and Leeds fest in the U.K.
