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. madisonnicole
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    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, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it
  2. loonaoutsold
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    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, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it.
  3. s1cks4dw0rld
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Charli is here to stay! This solidifies her as a pop enigma as she is able to work so well with so many genres. Her stand out tracks are Official, White Mercedes, Click and Shake It. She can not only hold her own on many of the solo tracks, but the features are very welcome.
  4. miguel6
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    After a long wait the third album of Charli is here. A mixture of collab and solo songs with amazing sounds thanks to ag cook.
  5. BKIPP
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    I was sitting in my room bored because Im a boring person. I've heard of Charli XCX because Vroom Vroom was a huge hit but I've never really paid attention to it. After seeing the trending tag on twitter I decided to give it a listen.

    *The first track immediately had me QUAKING. I've never felt an earthquake ever in my life (and hope to never experience one) but I was literally    I was sitting in my room bored because Im a boring person. I've heard of Charli XCX because Vroom Vroom was a huge hit but I've never really paid attention to it. After seeing the trending tag on twitter I decided to give it a listen.

    *The first track immediately had me QUAKING. I've never felt an earthquake ever in my life (and hope to never experience one) but I was literally quaking in an outer body experience. Not just my body, but I immediately felt struck by this lightning bolt that never ended. I saw multiple streams of electricity strike around me as the deep synth and vocals led me into a storm of purple euphoria and it was not stopping soon. Needless to say i started to blast this at full volume in my headphones and found myself transported inside a pink ferrari riding in a futuristic thunder storm completely transcending a plane I've never been to. Is this transcending??
    * The next track was Gone. Now, Im a simple guy. I go to work 9-5 and have a boring routine. I actually HATE my job. I've never said anything because I feel like I don't have room to complain...but I've never felt my feelings clearly heard in a song as I did in GONE. Hearing Charli cry out that she feels unstable and hate the people around her made a grown man cry. I sat there thinking about wallowing in my hate when I was led into the tracks bridge and I immediately started to get up and dance. The track described exactly how I felt, the anxiety I feel, and my feelings towards my co workers but it didn't make me hate them. It made me rise above it and just recognize that I can rise above and focus on myself.

    Now I can sit here and write a in detail experience about how this whole album has changed my perspective on Charli as an artist but it would take me days and more than 50000 characters. Charli XCX you are my hero. You are a true artist who is not outshined in any of your collaborations with other artists and consistently throw your soul into these songs and you work favorably with all your collaborators. I love this album, its changed my mood from this boring person to someone that can actually have a life and rise above the monotonous drone of pop music and everyday mud fights. With that said I cannot wait to see you twice this year because I just bought tickets for me and my friends to see you on my birthday.

    Thank you :) idk what else to say.    … Expand
  6. katie_mckee
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Альбом Чарли - хороший эксперимент, сочетавший современный поп и атмосферу Pc Music, создавая абсолютно новое звучание. А Пользователи, которые ставят плохие отметки такому шедевру, ради своих коммерческих хуuчеk, пусть идут в pizzzdy.… Expand
  7. ARMAARMARMA
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    OK, there's some **** going on about bad ratings and Russian comments. In fact, the album is a masterpiece and has a really strong energy. I love the fact that Charli is still himself and gives us this gorgeous longplay.
  8. Eshiewolf
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Literally an emotional rollercoaster that will make you addicted, each one of the songs has such a good feel to it! Once you have a listen it’s not gonna stop. She’s actually worked so hard and it clearly shows!
  9. yourmumisugly
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Шла Трешлор по шоссе
    И лизала член в горле
    Дело было в августе Было ей не скушно Члена сосала целый день, Очень торопилась. Но глотать было нельзя, Трешлор очень злилась. Он был жёсткий шо пиздец, Чуть солёненький хуец. Вот бы был еще один, Только нет, ребята. Вот уже родимый дом, Скутер, клетка, член большой А налево за углом Детский сад Крыстины    Шла Трешлор по шоссе
    И лизала член в горле
    Дело было в августе
    Было ей не скушно

    Члена сосала целый день,
    Очень торопилась.
    Но глотать было нельзя,
    Трешлор очень злилась.

    Он был жёсткий шо пиздец,
    Чуть солёненький хуец.
    Вот бы был еще один,
    Только нет, ребята.

    Вот уже родимый дом,
    Скутер, клетка, член большой
    А налево за углом
    Детский сад Крыстины
  10. Smift
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Сборник хитов. Чарли уничтожила всю никчемную карьеру трешлор сгнифт, у которой никогда не было хитов и слушательных песен
  11. gayxcx
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Charli saw me at Tesco one day in July, I didn’t have a wig on so she gave me her iconic wig with the red tips I was like sis what is dis. she told me since vroom vroom stole your wig I’m going to give you this one too keep, I was so happy as winter is just around the corner. and in a flash, she ran to the paracetamol, took a rack of it and sprinted out the door alarms ringing. when I wentCharli saw me at Tesco one day in July, I didn’t have a wig on so she gave me her iconic wig with the red tips I was like sis what is dis. she told me since vroom vroom stole your wig I’m going to give you this one too keep, I was so happy as winter is just around the corner. and in a flash, she ran to the paracetamol, took a rack of it and sprinted out the door alarms ringing. when I went home, I was settling into my new wig. not a day went by that I didn’t think of that encounter but on the morning of the 13th of September I woke up BALD. I scrambled to y phone with the notification “ha-ha **** with a picture of Charli with my wig.… Expand
  12. RobertCamposss
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    The best album in the world i hope every person in this universe listen this masterpiece, kuin charli
  13. Alex_XCX
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Shake It is the best song!!! Is a crazy album!! All the collabs, and the singles are amazing!!
  14. zahyisosanka
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    чарли секси секс спасает муз.индустрию
  15. Littlebut
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Shake it is the hit song, Silver cross is the new Vroom Vroom and gone the song of the summer. Cross you out is the anthem of health and care!!!
  16. Rehab
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Очень хороший альбом достойный уважения. Она хорошо постаралась песни не обычные… Expand
  17. michaelxvi
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Absolute perfection! Sonically so detailed and experimental, some stuff that even us PC Music lovers can't recreate with a DAW or synthesizer! Charli is an innovator of pop music in this decade.
  18. maxic
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    This album is such a rollercoaster; from the depths of isolation in 'Gone', guilt in 'White Mercedes' and sadness in 'I Don't Wanna Know', to the heights of party anthems like 'Next Level Charli' and 'Click' - throughout the chaos and the whirlwind there is a sound and a cohesiveness in every track that can only be described as distinctly Charli XCX. An incredible album, and a great (ifThis album is such a rollercoaster; from the depths of isolation in 'Gone', guilt in 'White Mercedes' and sadness in 'I Don't Wanna Know', to the heights of party anthems like 'Next Level Charli' and 'Click' - throughout the chaos and the whirlwind there is a sound and a cohesiveness in every track that can only be described as distinctly Charli XCX. An incredible album, and a great (if long-awaited) success for Charli herself. Also **** spam bots you're not gonna keep this album's score down.… Expand
  19. Arnego
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Подписчики старс говнофактс говноеды. Опущенные уроды, которым не.уй делать кроме того, как срать исполнителей. Займитесь делом, бездельники. А Чарли не заслужила такого :)
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. 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!
  24. VegaXCX
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    This album is immaculate. Charli has solidified herself as the future of pop.
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. johnnymd
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Literally not a single skip! Shake it and Click are my faves I love the chaos in both songs.
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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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