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How do you make a follow-up to one of the biggest dance albums of the decade? If you\u2019re Charli XCX<\/a>, you turn in the exact opposite direction. In a new\u00a0British Vogue<\/a> cover story, Charli revealed that her first post-Brat studio album will be a total departure from the record that gave us \u201cKamala Is Brat\u201d<\/a> and the \u201cApple\u201d dance<\/a>. In fact, it\u2019s going to be a rock album.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the dance floor is dead,\u201d Charli told the magazine, \u201cso now we\u2019re making rock music.\u201d She recorded the album \u2014 the title of which is still a secret \u2014 in Paris alongside longtime collaborators AG Cook and Finn Keane, and she said she knew it would be \u201cthis very hectic, rich time, and we like creating in that kind of atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n Obviously, Charli could have just done Brat 2.0, but she said that making another dance album would have \u201cfelt really hard, really sad.\u201d The new tracks are apparently stripped of her now-signature Auto-Tune and feature actual guitars, which Charli refers to as \u201cour version of analogue, which is so silly and funny.\u201d<\/p>\n I guess this means it\u2019s time to say good-bye to Brat summer. It will be missed, but I look forward to its younger sibling: \u201cUntitled Charli XCX Rock Album Summer or Maybe Early Fall.\u201d It\u2019ll have a better ring to it when we get a title and a release date.<\/p>\n Stay in touch.<\/p>\n The latest in style, self, culture, and power in your inbox.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n