https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjAuUXdSFaM
the song feels a little unfinished, but i love the video's aesthetics
― monotony, Thursday, 2 September 2021 22:43 (two years ago) link
the song isn't terrible but she's capable of so much better
― ufo, Friday, 3 September 2021 00:53 (two years ago) link
oh sick, we needed one of our few genuinely idiosyncratic popstars to start making 80s pop, nobody else is doing that right now
― imago, Monday, 16 August 2021 18:52 (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink
― he ain't perfect but fuck me he's a rheillee (imago), Friday, 3 September 2021 08:35 (two years ago) link
it's also her most Marina-esque single in a long while, in case you needed reminding that they're m8s
― he ain't perfect but fuck me he's a rheillee (imago), Friday, 3 September 2021 08:36 (two years ago) link
not bad. reminds me of Dragonette a bit.
― kinder, Friday, 3 September 2021 09:06 (two years ago) link
m8s who argue over "familiar fruit" moments, sure
― monotony, Friday, 3 September 2021 09:08 (two years ago) link
no hang on, I think I'm thinking of Stefy - Chelsea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq3wYJzE8T8
― kinder, Friday, 3 September 2021 09:08 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yeNUltonbM
better but still a little too restrained
― ufo, Thursday, 4 November 2021 17:30 (two years ago) link
seems OK
― sean gramophone, Thursday, 4 November 2021 22:22 (two years ago) link
she previewed a bunch of the album & i'm no longer worried at all about this album, seems like singles are likely the least interesting by a fair way
pic.twitter.com/gbvnZPgySB— @FckyeahCharli / Charli XCX Updates Media (@fckyeahcharliHD) November 4, 2021
pic.twitter.com/Urv8QDoVYN— @FckyeahCharli / Charli XCX Updates Media (@fckyeahcharliHD) November 4, 2021
pic.twitter.com/gCBu2CC3FB— @FckyeahCharli / Charli XCX Updates Media (@fckyeahcharliHD) November 4, 2021
pic.twitter.com/5S1VMmNx7x— @FckyeahCharli / Charli XCX Updates Media (@fckyeahcharliHD) November 4, 2021
― ufo, Friday, 5 November 2021 07:32 (two years ago) link
Some great sounding stuff there, that last one in particular sounds like it could be a stone-cold banger if the chorus lives up to the intro and verse.
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 5 November 2021 15:55 (two years ago) link
god i cannot wait.
― blue6ave, Saturday, 6 November 2021 07:19 (two years ago) link
Whether or not it's on it, did she really not tease "Taxi" here to drive the fans nuts?Gonna wait. Not out tol March 18. Literally the future of pop.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Saturday, 6 November 2021 11:02 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tvW25Qu5WE
legit disappointed with the Rosalia video, then this - the performers are doing fine but the directing/editing and maybe concept are just so (yawn)
― sean gramophone, Friday, 12 November 2021 17:48 (two years ago) link
and still not really feeling the song
but then i'm the one guy who dislikes polachek
one?
― imago, Friday, 12 November 2021 18:38 (two years ago) link
oops i like "new shapes"
― dyl, Wednesday, 17 November 2021 04:54 (two years ago) link
https://www.documentjournal.com/2022/01/charli-xcx-and-oneohtrix-point-never-are-rewriting-the-conditions-of-experimental-sound/
this interview gives a good insight into her thought process with the new one
my objection though is she talks about aiming to be a "stereotypical, classic, major-label pop star" in order to mix things up and move away from the more experimental sounds she'd been working with - that's not necessarily a bad idea but she really should be better at it then! she's clearly capable of doing better than "good ones" even if she wants to keep the production less out there. if she wants to be less sonically exciting she better be making up for it with raw song-craft and she hasn't yet with these new songs
― ufo, Friday, 7 January 2022 07:46 (two years ago) link
there's something off-putting about that interview and 0PN in general these days, can't quite put my finger on it but his music since GOD has betrayed it too. unsurprised that Charli has vibed with him just as she's taken a cowardly step back that she can't properly justify
― imago, Friday, 7 January 2022 09:29 (two years ago) link
still gonna wait for the album obv
― imago, Friday, 7 January 2022 09:30 (two years ago) link
wealth does terrible things to people and for all their talk of how they're so 'grounded' they and especially 0PN come off as a couple of rich dorks absolutely loving themselves
― imago, Friday, 7 January 2022 09:31 (two years ago) link
yeah i get what you mean, especially about 0PN. charli does seem to be managing her level of fame pretty well & for a rich celebrity that's what counts as 'grounded' lol.
i am hoping the album will be more exciting than the singles so far (based on the teaser clips) but i'm not expecting it to be great or anything. what it seems to come down to is that her instincts are much stronger for the more out there production & she's unfortunately not actually very good at playing by or compromising with the major label pop rules when she tries to.
― ufo, Friday, 7 January 2022 10:23 (two years ago) link
we will always, always have 'how i'm feeling now'
― imago, Friday, 7 January 2022 10:47 (two years ago) link
so we're getting another "Charli" and then we'll get another wacky one!
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 7 January 2022 13:00 (two years ago) link
i've been caning "gone" lately. chris is next-level on that track.
― Nedlene Grendel as Basenji Holmo (map), Friday, 7 January 2022 14:24 (two years ago) link
Good Ones has grown on me a lot over since being on the fence to begin with. My only problem with it is the same as a lot of music at the moment, which is that it's too short. At least put out an extended mix.
― Chewshabadoo, Sunday, 9 January 2022 03:01 (two years ago) link
Lopatin agrees, noting that what is subversive changes in step with the musical landscape and one’s own artistic canon. “Experimental isn’t a sound or difficulty level attributed to comprehending some piece of art,” he says. “It’s an attitude of bravery in the face of market-generating clichés from captured old braveries.”
― i woke up alarmed (morrisp), Sunday, 9 January 2022 03:20 (two years ago) link
That interview was really cringey and self-congratulatory (without even getting into the vitamin shots). You’re not supposed to say you see being a pop star as an “art piece,” IMO… that’s something you (hope) supportive critics say about you.
― i woke up alarmed (morrisp), Sunday, 9 January 2022 03:44 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OhqYJyZcvM
still a little slight but more compelling than the other two
― ufo, Thursday, 27 January 2022 21:11 (two years ago) link
as someone who loves both UK garage and "Cry For You" I have to say this is a bit underwhelming
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 27 January 2022 22:59 (two years ago) link
in a way it's nice this isn't another 80s synthpop pastiche. we've advanced a whole decade!
it is still not what i want from charli xcx and i suspect i'm not alone here
― imago, Thursday, 27 January 2022 23:28 (two years ago) link
yeah it's not what i want either & nor is it great on its own merits but i like it more than the other two
― ufo, Thursday, 27 January 2022 23:37 (two years ago) link
well yeah, it's a more interesting thing to pastiche lol
― imago, Thursday, 27 January 2022 23:40 (two years ago) link
The chorus sounds like like another song, I can't place it...
― Animals must have a name (morrisp), Thursday, 27 January 2022 23:57 (two years ago) link
september - "cry for you", it's a direct sample
― ufo, Thursday, 27 January 2022 23:58 (two years ago) link
thx, i see (I've only heard that song in retail stores or whatever, didn't know artist or title)
that's basically the heart of the track, so...
― Animals must have a name (morrisp), Friday, 28 January 2022 00:05 (two years ago) link
https://www.twitter.com/gothjafar/status/1488309758545346560
― imago, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 11:00 (two years ago) link
That didn't embed properly
you already have a platform just make the fucking music? am i crazy https://t.co/Gz97QZxsVQ— ༺𝒢𐀔𝒥༻ (@gothjafar) February 1, 2022
Charli acting like a bit of a diva here tbh, and not in a yasss way
― imago, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 11:01 (two years ago) link
well she did go thru a pile of shit over the album she scrapped, supposedly too avant. and then Pop 2 was her all time greatest for me. But HIFN was pleasingly out there, so … ?
― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 1 February 2022 12:10 (two years ago) link
HIFN is her defining statement so far imo
― imago, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 12:20 (two years ago) link
is she just trying to become as big as possible on this last atlantic deal record to strengthen her hand in any new contract negotiation?
― devvvine, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 13:22 (two years ago) link
which i kind of get but im not sure making boring music is a great strategy to becoming a superstar
― devvvine, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 13:23 (two years ago) link
Plenty of basics think her new singles are bangers tbf
― imago, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 13:24 (two years ago) link
AND WHO ARE WE TO ARGUE
― imago, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 13:25 (two years ago) link
Her reasoning in that tweet is nonsense though. If you wanna be a main pop girl just be one and don't try to justify it
― imago, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 13:31 (two years ago) link
All the singles sound pretty slight. When she said this was going to be a big pop album to satisfy her label, I (as a basic) was hoping that we'd be getting a return to the era of Boom Clap, I Love It, etc. But everything so far has been kinda sad and boring.
― peace, man, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 13:33 (two years ago) link
I assumed this album was going to be similar to the Charli era where she had obvious attempts at hits (1999, Blame It On Your Love and Gone) but then kept the weirder or more avant garde music (as Charli puts it) for the album. I ended up really loving Good Ones, but these two last singles have been her weakest in a long time. New Shapes is so flat and underwhelming considering the talent involved. I'm still looking forward to the album as she hasn't really missed yet (sorry Charli, Sucker is great) but compared to the last few albums, my enthusiasm isn't on the same level.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 14:41 (two years ago) link
charli's "please help me game the system" schtick is a bit offputting, especially hand in hand with the shift into tawny kitaen fashion as a fairly obvious stab at attention getting
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 1 February 2022 20:48 (two years ago) link
is she confused.... or iconic?
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 1 February 2022 21:04 (two years ago) link