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\nA copy of Music, Fashion, Film, the new album from Charli XCX, is displayed in the window of Sister Ray Records in central London on 24 July, 2026<\/p>\n
British singer Charli XCX released her first album since the smash hit Brat on Friday, shaking things up with a moody, self-referential collection titled Music, Fashion, Film.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old’s seventh studio album tries to break from the hyperpop, hedonistic Brat, which swept the summer of 2024 with its club-ready tracks.<\/p>\n
Music, Fashion, Film is more understated, and like her tongue-in-cheek mockumentary released earlier this year, grapples with the insecurity that comes with global stardom and commercial success.<\/p>\n
\nA copy of Music, Fashion, Film, the new album from Charli XCX, is displayed in the window of Sister Ray Records in central London on 24 July, 2026<\/p>\n
Littered with references to the worlds of music, film, and fashion, the album explores themes of artistic immortality and identity.<\/p>\n
The album’s black-and-white vinyl cover is graced by titans of the three industries: Velvet Underground musician John Cale, designer Marc Jacobs, and director Martin Scorsese.<\/p>\n
It comprises 11 compact songs featuring electronic and guitar riffs, the singer’s signature deadpan lyrics, and a steady dose of nostalgia.<\/p>\n
The closing track includes a narration from Canadian director David Cronenberg, whose cult film Crash inspired Charli XCX’s fifth album.<\/p>\n
At the end of the song, called No One Lasts Forever, Cronenberg says: “Yes, some artists have created art that has really survived thousands of years.<\/p>\n
“But experientially, for them, they are dead, they are gone. They are not experiencing that.”<\/p>\n
The video for another song, Camera, features French actor Vincent Cassel, who collaborated with Cronenberg in a film last year.<\/p>\n
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Since concluding her Brat tour, Charli XCX has made her own foray into film, writing the soundtrack for Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights and taking on acting roles.<\/p>\n
In her mockumentary The Moment, Charli XCX plays herself fighting against music industry executives to evolve from her ‘brat’ persona.<\/p>\n
After its release, the singer said: “The ‘me’ in the film, I am really wanting ‘brat’ to stop and actually really pivot as far away from it as possible.”<\/p>\n
The album has received rave reviews from some, with The Guardian giving the “gorgeously astute and disarmingly deep” album five stars.<\/p>\n
Billboard called it a “fascinating, addictive” addition to a body of work “that is quickly becoming one of the 21st century’s most formidable”.<\/p>\n
Source: AFP<\/p>\n