Charli XCX releases Rock Music and accompanying video
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Updated · Pitchfork · May 8
Charli XCX releases Rock Music and accompanying video
9 articles · Updated · Pitchfork · May 8
The video is directed by Aidan Zamiri, who also made her “Guess” remix clip with Billie Eilish.
The guitar-heavy track still sits within her pop sound and previews a forthcoming album with more guitars and less Auto-Tune, she told British Vogue last month.
The follow-up to 2024’s Brat was recorded in Paris with producers A.G. Cook and Finn Keane, as Charli XCX also expands her film work.
Is Charli XCX's new 'rock' sound a true artistic pivot or a clever subversion of expectations after her album Brat?
With nine film roles announced, is Charli XCX risking her music career by spreading her creative focus too thin?