“I think the dance floor is dead, so now we’re making rock music,” Charli XCX proclaims on her new single. Alongside its accompanying video, directed by Aidan Zamiri, ‘Rock Music’ leans into many of the genre’s cliches, from crunched-up guitars to headbanging, but it glitches in an interesting way. Produced by Charli and frequent collaborators A.G. Cook and Finn Keane, it also serves as a sort of tribute to her creative circle: “Me and my friends/ We make stuff together/ We kiss each other, incestuous vibes.” Check it out below.
In a recent cover story with British Vogue, Charli XCX teased her proper follow-up to 2024’s BRAT, saying that she’s “making rock music.” She wasn’t kidding! Earlier this year, the pop star released her companion album for Emerald Fennell’s film adaptation of Wuthering Heights.
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