Charli XCX bids “goodbye forever” to ‘Brat’ summer

2 September, 2024

Charli XCX

Charli XCX has officially declared an end to ‘Brat’ summer in a new post on social media today (September 2).

Charli XCX’s seventh album ‘Brat’ has been at the centre of its own cultural phenomenon since it was released back in June. Its simple lime green artwork became a meme, while fans on social media have embraced the record’s hedonistic aesthetic and attitude.

Charli XCX tweeted “Kamala IS brat”, following Joe Biden endorsing Kamala Harris as his successor in the 2024 US presidential race, leading to political pundits embarrassingly trying and failing to explain the ‘Brat’ phenomenon.

Among the countless ways that her album has taken over the summer is Chappell Roan sharing a selfie holding a CD copy of ‘Brat’, leading fans to believe that she will feature on a forthcoming Charli track, and Charli recently bringing the album to Ibiza for a ‘Party Girl’-inspired set at the Boiler Room.

‘Brat’ was also nominated for the Mercury Prize and received much critical acclaim with a string of five and four star reviews.

Now, on social media, Charli has declared ‘Brat’ summer officially over, writing: “goodbye forever brat summer.”

The musician also shared a series of clips on Instagram that show some of the key moments from ‘Brat’ summer, including the viral TikTok dance to ‘Apple’ . Check them out here:

Last week, Charli XCX teased a new remix on TikTok as she prepares to head into “Brat Autumn”. The new track appears to sample Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ and would follow on from the Billie Eilish-featuring remix of ‘Guess’.

She has since teased that she has been working in the studio alongside the likes of Bon Iver and Danielle Haim, and that a “full-length other project,” is in the works but didn’t confirm if it would be a remix album. “But it’s definitely in the bratosphere, so to speak,” she said.

Charli has also been cast in upcoming film I Want Your Sex, directed by Gregg Araki in his first feature film in over a decade.

The ‘Brat’ pop star was added to the film’s main cast alongside Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza), per Variety last Friday (August 30).

In a four-star review of ‘Brat’, NME wrote: “It all paints a picture of who XCX is in 2024. Growing pains, grief and aching doubts come alongside self-confidence, celebration and the knowledge of the place XCX holds in the musical landscape – indeed, she kicks off ‘360’ with the knowing: “I went my own way and I made it / I’m your favourite reference baby”.

“With ‘Brat’, XCX demonstrates that going her own way will always sound pretty good.”

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