Charli XCX

xxp: okay, I was mildly into that before they brought in the weird little jig.

even in that video it feels that way when they're sitting right next to each other

this is straight up republica / shampoo / garbage (the band) and i'm into it

aaahhh the bassline is straight ripping off something that i can't quite place

it's alright though, even if it is a bit "fancy" x a not-terrible "i love it" ie "please please like me now, public, look, my two most popular songs for you". i guess the darker, gothier stuff is probably gone for good?

"boom clap" remains deathly plodding tho

i think in general i have come to terms with the realisation that charli xcx will never quite be the artist i was hoping she could be

this is a thousand times better than "boom clap" though. (plus, wasn't that the "please like me public" stage? by this point the public actually likes her)

Agreed. Lots of little details: the synth solo, guitar strums. I don't know about someone trying to "break the rules" with a hornet swarm preset ripped from a Calvin Harris production in '08 though

(plus, wasn't that the "please like me public" stage? by this point the public actually likes her)

i guess it's "please continue to like me" - i hadn't realised "boom clap" was actually a hit. but i guess bratty nu-republica x nu-avril stomping will be her thing rather than gothy triangular tumblrpop.

funny thing is, in that taylor announcement yesterday (didn't watch, couldn't bring myself to whiplash to a taylor swift presser on yahoo after a day of bad news-news, don't begrudge anyone else though), what she was describing as her influences on _1989_ don't seem worlds apart from what _true romance_ was going for. perhaps minus the gothiness.

er, that is, I didn't watch live but I caught up later

Count me in the minority (at least here) that thinks boom clap is amazing.

it's grown on me

i love boom clap, it's like the happy prelude to the inevitable fall chronicled in 'stay away'

isn't the bassline of the new track sorta 'gigantic'-y

charli sounds like she's been parachuted in from another song and that they've never actually talked to each other

Given that's what actually happened, it's not surprising. Iggy said her label had Charli do up the chorus part and she didn't realize they'd even asked her until the final product was ready to put out.

more like charli zzz

I think I prefer Boom Clap to this but it is still better than most pop out there just now.

boom clap has grown on me a little mostly by sounding somewhat different to what radio is playing otherwise

this song is okay, the chorus kinda sucks but w/e

listening on a stereo with good bass and ayyyyyyyy sounding good

albeit the thing it vaguely reminded me of was, uh, "smells like teen spirit"

cavernous echo as chorus builds is incredible, references to "school" and "discotheque" make it seem weirdly dated

Interesting to see people commenting on which of these two singles are the "public please like me" one. To me SuperLove sounded way more like she was desperate to have a hit than either of these. I like these two single fine but SuperLove is still by far my favourite song of hers. I'm hoping she'll put it out again and it'll be the hit it should have been but it's more likely it won't even be on the album.

albeit the thing it vaguely reminded me of was, uh, "smells like teen spirit"

ding ding ding ding imo

i vastly prefer boom clap to this despite the great stonking "paint it black" drums but maybe i'm just an old softie

"To me SuperLove sounded way more like she was desperate to have a hit than either of these."

otm

Didn't Boom Clap drop like a year ago? Shit is old news. Charli release some new stuff...

Boom Clap is tailor made for strip clubs

Regardless. Love Charli

Boom Clap is only a few months old. The Break The Rules video is out and features a Rose McGowan cameo!

Album out 20 Oct (UK) / 21 Oct (US)

i'm starting to love the synth after the chorus - actually it kind of IS the chorus? though the build-up feels over-egged both musically and lyrically to me still

The lyrics to this new one are really clunky and disappointing, despite the melody being insanely catchy.

The lyrics to Break the Rules and Boom Clap are really generic and let the songs down. Sad to thing just a year ago she came out with a line as brilliant as "I used to think that the power of love was just a song, but now it's got hold of me"

not really feeling "break the rules" at all. i'm excited she's getting her chance at a legit mainstream breakthrough tho. "boom clap" is closing in on #1 on top 40 radio.

the lyrics to boom clap are brilliantly generic imo, plenty of wide open space for you to fill in the blanks yourself. the music's doing all the meaningful work, poised right on the interstice between longing and fulfillment

I think i figured out one reason I like Boom Clap so much. It sounds just like, or gives me the same feeling as, golden-era Cyndi Lauper

the album got pushed back to mid december T_T

:(

The excuse is '"Boom Clap" is doing well' which to me sounds like a reason to strike while the iron's hot, if anything. I'll never understand labels.

They've already had a reasonably big pre-order campaign underway, so wtf.

Perhaps pre-orders weren't meeting expectations.

Maybe Break the Rules isn't doing as well as expected? Disappointed with this news whatever the reason.

Break The Rules hasn't done anything yet, but admittedly radio is probably still focussed on Boom Clap. I think it only got sent to Radio 1 playlists in the UK this week.

Boom Clap! Boom Clap! Come to our macaroni party and we'll take a nap.

album is pretty good but i still don't think she's fully found her voice yet

sorry if i missed it, but is there a tracklist for this thing yet?

itunes doesn't, wikipedia does:
1. "OK"
2. "Break the Rules"
3. "Seronja"
4. "Mow The Lawn"
5. "London Queen"
6. "Boom Clap"
7. "Make Believe"
8. "Need Your Love"
9. "Hangin' Around"
10. "Gold Coins"
11. "Breaking Up"
12. "Light It Up"
13. "Hey Molly!"

hey thanks!

Wish SuperLove was on there.

Agree! "Superlove" is the best of the post-"True Romance" singles, makes no sense to leave it out.

I think with the release of Boom Clap in hindsight I see Superlove as post-True Romance rather than pre-Sucker and will probably be added as a TR bonus track some day so am happy with it's absence in lieu of new tracks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H89R9K75eo

man "boom clap" is way more true romance than "superlove"

rip "superlove"