Charli
by Charli xcx
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Sep 13, 2019
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 696 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 619 out of 696
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 696
  3. Negative: 57 out of 696
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  1. Miavellzi
    Sep 15, 2019
    10
    All she does is feed her fans. Nonstop. New songs released all the time whether it’s solo or a collaboration. She knows exactly what artists are up next and makes an effort to create with them. She knows her audience well from the pop songs she creates for the radio and the more electronic pc music stuff she creates for her fans specifically as shown in “Next Level Charli”. Not to forgetAll she does is feed her fans. Nonstop. New songs released all the time whether it’s solo or a collaboration. She knows exactly what artists are up next and makes an effort to create with them. She knows her audience well from the pop songs she creates for the radio and the more electronic pc music stuff she creates for her fans specifically as shown in “Next Level Charli”. Not to forget her more vulnerable songs like “Thoughts”, “White Mercedes” and “Official” that still incorporate the electronic sound that is so unique to the genre that she’s part of.

    Charli knows exactly what songs are made to be experienced live especially, but still makes them enjoyable through just casual listening like 2099 feat Troye Sivan. Each project she puts out establishes her position as one of the ambassadors for this genre of music alongside notable producers like A.G Cook, Danny L Harle and SOPHIE that have collaborated with Charli to make such innovative art. Charli XCX IS the present AND future of Pop

    It’s Charli Baby!    … Expand
  2. soundmate
    Sep 15, 2019
    9
    Charli XCX is the true definition of new pop. It's undeniable that, even though she debuted almost ten years ago, she will be a hitmaker (if she already isn't) in the next decade. This techo-fetichist album could only come out of Aitchison's brilliant mind. Collaborating with some of the biggest alternative artists right now, Charli serves a sexy, technologic and futuristic album thatCharli XCX is the true definition of new pop. It's undeniable that, even though she debuted almost ten years ago, she will be a hitmaker (if she already isn't) in the next decade. This techo-fetichist album could only come out of Aitchison's brilliant mind. Collaborating with some of the biggest alternative artists right now, Charli serves a sexy, technologic and futuristic album that everyone should listen to. I hope her team has a well-thought promotion plan to make the album top the charts since it's definitely one of the best albums of the year and one that will for sure be a reference for the 2020+ pop music creators and a pioneer in its unique, adventurous, fierce and amazingly-produced sound.… Expand
  3. irzik
    Sep 15, 2019
    10
    The future of pop music. But y'all locals are just not ready yet for this mature conversation.
  4. mattyclarke04
    Sep 15, 2019
    9
    An album that will be written about in the future, ahead of its time. Only wished she’d had Sophie produce click.
  5. floete
    Sep 15, 2019
    10
    The much anticipated third full length album of the British pop princess Charli XCX comes as expected after the complex mix tapes No 1 Angel/Pop2 and proves to be a worthy successor. In the tradition of collaborating with the most diverse set of artists from all over the world, Charli herself doesn't get lost in the lot. In contrary, she stands out as the familiar voice pulling everythingThe much anticipated third full length album of the British pop princess Charli XCX comes as expected after the complex mix tapes No 1 Angel/Pop2 and proves to be a worthy successor. In the tradition of collaborating with the most diverse set of artists from all over the world, Charli herself doesn't get lost in the lot. In contrary, she stands out as the familiar voice pulling everything together and making the project hers with some well placed beautiful solo tracks. The motifs of love, heartbreak and partying, added to story's of anxiety and loneliness make a very fulfilling and relatebable whole. While the production by A. G. Cook makes the music seem to be from another planet (with futuristic, robotic sounding elements and tunes), Charlis soothing voice and very much mundane feelings make you feel right at home with this album. Truly the future of Pop.… Expand
  6. KYSferreira
    Sep 15, 2019
    10
    Modern Classic, Reinvention of Pop, Innovation, The Best Album You Will Hear This Year... PERIOD
  7. matiysh
    Sep 15, 2019
    10
    Best **** album of decade . deserves #1 bb200 . every song is a literally masterpiece
  8. tomofegor
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Charli Charli! OMG! This is so good! love this so much, the singles need more attention from people, like a whole album! listen NOW!
    gift from a future of pop!!!!
  9. AngelAntonio96
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Me encanto este álbum, esta muy bueno merece tener más éxito. Charli XCX es una gran artista!
    Mis canciones favoritas del álbum son Cross You Out, Shake It, Thoughts, Click, Gone y 2099.
  10. zapblings
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a chaotic blast into the realm of ethereal pop, Charli feeling her inner galactic self is a mood. Stream for clear skin!… Expand
  11. johnnymd
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Literally not a single skip! Shake it and Click are my faves I love the chaos in both songs.
  12. GogulaVarsh
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    Worst album of the decade
    Charli is doing what she's best at, constantly lowering the bars for pop music .
  13. C001
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Almost definitely the best album of the year and maybe even the decade. This album really just shows Charlis absolute power as well as her insanely talented collaborators. I am so incredibly proud of Charli for releasing this. I really loved the duality better Charlis solo songs that were more personal and toned down compared to every other song that has a collab being absolute bangers.Almost definitely the best album of the year and maybe even the decade. This album really just shows Charlis absolute power as well as her insanely talented collaborators. I am so incredibly proud of Charli for releasing this. I really loved the duality better Charlis solo songs that were more personal and toned down compared to every other song that has a collab being absolute bangers. Thus was yet another album that will be in the history books for being the basis of music 100 years from now. There wasn't a single moment of this album where it wasnt emotional amd it'd have to be thanks to the incredible writing, vocals, and production that went into this album. You can really tell a lot of effort and love went into this album, and thats what makes this album stand out from any single other pop star that there will be in the mainstream up until the year 2099.… Expand
  14. KevinMucick
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    The album its so amazing, Charli gave me life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  15. iwasbornin1989
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Ela desconstrói o pop e avança direto no futuro criando uma nova sonoridade
  16. ixaac
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    absolutly amazing luv and its onna perriodt i just thing its amazing oh so amazing the nternational and socia as well as artisitic implications of this album and the amazing features wow wow wow
  17. REALITI
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Библия. Создала молитвы. Каждая песня f*cking хит. Silver Cross отвал всего живого. Ждем клип на 2099.… Expand
  18. noshadenoblame
    Sep 14, 2019
    8
    Definitely a progressive piece of pop. Charli has yet to fail to push boundaries while still being semi-radiofriendlym
  19. evil_hag
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Look how she ate that.
    One of the best albums of 2019. Next Level Charli, Gone, White Mercedes, Shake it and feb. 2017 are some of the best songs
  20. LexCX
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    My favorite Charli album yet! And thoughts is my favorite song :). Hopefully all these bad not reviews will get squashed, this record is amazing
  21. BarbaraHaruno
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    Disco péssimo e genérico só idiotas gostam desse lixo sem profundidade artística cheio de auto tune
  22. adapple
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    just posting because i don't want to deal with these r*ssian b*ts taking over the ratings for this amazing album.
  23. SebastianGutVel
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    One of the best albums of the year
    Best tracks on the album: Gone, Warm, Silver Cross, I Don't Wanna Know, 1999
  24. VegaXCX
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    This album is immaculate. Charli has solidified herself as the future of pop.
  25. Manyy
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this album more than i love myself it's sooooo beautiful, she's my queen, and everyone should love her… Expand
  26. ZaddyXCX
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    It’s no secret Charli’s music is always some mixture of party and emo (see: her entire discography; particularly Pop2 and unreleased album of the millennium XCX World) sometimes it’s more party, sometimes it’s more emo but always a combination of the two. Charli the album, doesn’t have as many poppin/club ready/catchy moments as I’d hoped there would be (possibly because I haven’t listenedIt’s no secret Charli’s music is always some mixture of party and emo (see: her entire discography; particularly Pop2 and unreleased album of the millennium XCX World) sometimes it’s more party, sometimes it’s more emo but always a combination of the two. Charli the album, doesn’t have as many poppin/club ready/catchy moments as I’d hoped there would be (possibly because I haven’t listened to it enough for some songs to catch on) I feel this way because the songs don’t provoke my fantasies and teleport me to another dimension/take me to a different planet a la Unlock it & Femmebot; or make me simultaneously sob my eyes out while dancing in ecstasy in the club a la Out of My Head & Backseat; however it wouldn’t be totally fair to solely judge by comparing this body of work with my all time favorite songs or my all time favorite album but rather rate it for what it is, a new, different, independent body of work. Which is admittedly hard because Charli really feels like a continuation of Pop2, kind of like a cross between Marina’s Love & Fear and CRJ’s Side B follow up to EMOTION. What Charli lacks in party, it makes up for in emo. Just because this album tips the scale to the emo side more than previous efforts, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its fair share of party & flex moments. Gone is a emo club read dance-bop, 2099 is pop music’s flex version of ASMR, Silver Cross and NLC are great solo bops which were kinda rare to be released until the monthly singles drops last year, Warm and February 2017 have that soft cerebral production that I will never get enough of. 1999 & BIOYL are super fun and something even the locals will get into...Tbh I seriously should dock some points for the decision to not include Come to My Party on the album, we were really robbed of that brilliant masterpiece... but then the Russian bots and Swifties win … Expand
  27. trueromance
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    A pop album filled with passion, Charli is at her best here dealing with themes of heavy emotions and love loss. Simply put a career highlight!
  28. midnightrowboat
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Charli is a fantastic album full of pop and experimental electro bangers. The trick with Charli is people love to say that she's the popstar of the future, beaming back music, but don't let that be an excuse for you to sleep on her. She's got grimy hype tracks (Click), cute love songs (Official), ruminations on anxiety (Gone), and bops to boot (1999). With an army of collaborators eachCharli is a fantastic album full of pop and experimental electro bangers. The trick with Charli is people love to say that she's the popstar of the future, beaming back music, but don't let that be an excuse for you to sleep on her. She's got grimy hype tracks (Click), cute love songs (Official), ruminations on anxiety (Gone), and bops to boot (1999). With an army of collaborators each contributing their own little flavor, it's a testament to Charli's voice and vision how strongly her personality shows through. An apt follow up to her 2017 mixtapes "Number 1 Angel" and "Pop 2" Charli doesn't break new ground here, per se, but she is figuring out how her experimental side fits into her mainstream side. Maybe soon the world will be ready for it all at once and she'll just be the popstar of now.

    Personal Top 5: Silver Cross, Warm, February 2017, Official, Gone    … Expand
  29. enterjoke
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Sheer talent and fantastic sound are for sure making this album one of the best releases in 2019 just like Happiness Begins by Jonas Brothers and Lover by Taylor Swift. Three legendary pop albums that certainly got us back to nostalgic sweet pop. Thank you!
  30. zaynsfetish
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    “Charli” as a whole... talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender.. it’s amazing, no complaints. NLC, Click, Gone are my top three periodt.
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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Oct 3, 2019
    80
    It’s a party album, which means it’s utopian. It’s a solo album, which means it’s rebooting. “Next Level Charli” doesn’t sound like a version we’ve never heard before; it sounds like the very same, not even accelerated but integrated, at 100% synchronization rate.
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  2. Q Magazine
    Sep 24, 2019
    60
    It often feels as if Aitchison's nasal croon and counter-intuitive toplines are the least interesting bits of her own project. [Nov 2019, p.116]
  3. Consequence
    Sep 18, 2019
    83
    The good news is that her songwriting is stronger than ever. Along with co-executive producer A.G. Cook, Charli XCX has put together a delightful album of high-end pop confections. Charli packs in plenty of wow and proves to be more than worth the wait.
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