Albums of the Year 2024 - Number 8

There’s no denying, Charli really goes hard on this one. Drawing from more leftfield club influences, the vocals flip between initimate tones and her signature autotune, brash lyricism placed on beds of big room techno, drum machines and squelchy acid. Thematically, Brat is highly entertaining with plenty of meta-commentary and good meme fodder, whilst also capturing Charli’s most reflective lyrics yet (I think about it all the time case in point). With regular shifts in energy, the album’s softer moments take you by surprise but don’t fall flat. All in all, Brat is an experience and an addictive one no doubt (bumpin' that). - Georgia, Rough Trade Office | Albums of the Year So Far 2024

Charli XCX’s sixth studio album Brat is the eagerly awaited follow up to 2022’s Crash, which reached number 1 on the UK’s official album chart. Brat is an exhilarating club record built around high art references and social commentary. Avant-pop and electronic superstar Charli XCX has become an iconic figure in the arts, having helped expand the landscape of popular music over the last decade by seamlessly traversing the underground and mainstream with her artistic output. Over the course of a trailblazing career, the multi-hyphenate creative has earned critical acclaim for her innovative style and entrepreneurial spirit and seen her forward-thinking approach reshape pop culture in the process.