how i'm feeling now
by Charli xcx
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: May 15, 2020
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 424 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 380 out of 424
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 424
  3. Negative: 29 out of 424
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  1. Elf-Healer
    May 16, 2020
    10
    Remember when Charli announced she is recording new album no matter what, despite all the anxiety and uncertainty? She blew up YouTube and social networks with her writing process details, asked fans and her fellow musicians to choose the artwork and help with songwriting.
    The first singles off her album were very promising, and I have to admit I cried when first listened to "forever".    Remember when Charli announced she is recording new album no matter what, despite all the anxiety and uncertainty? She blew up YouTube and social networks with her writing process details, asked fans and her fellow musicians to choose the artwork and help with songwriting.
    The first singles off her album were very promising, and I have to admit I cried when first listened to "forever". Then I smiled when "claws" came out. Then it was a burst of different emotions when full album was released. "anthem" made me really want to go to a club. I couldn't stop myself from dancing alone in my bedroom and thinking about how awesome it will be to finally meet friends and go to a cinema or SUP-boarding.

    Loosing my job during lockdown and not being able to meet friends which live in another town was the worst 2020 could bring. Honestly, this album helped me to go through this. I hope you stay strong too. xoxo    … Expand
  2. alencararthur
    May 15, 2020
    10
    Charli is amazing . Her best album . I love how is so incredible . I love it
  3. JohnWaynee
    May 15, 2020
    10
    Charli having made this album in just 1 month and at such a difficult time, just shows how talented and hardworking she is. I am very proud of her and this work. Whether you like it or not, XCX is one of the most original and avant-garde artists of recent times
  4. ryanora
    May 16, 2020
    10
    This album is a masterpiece, Charli is a great professional in talking about feelings and an amazing artist in everything she does. I think the main message that the album want to send is talk about just everything we are feeling in this specific moment that we are confineds. Feelings of the moment and distant thoughts, feelings of euphoria and calm too, dualities of sensations and that isThis album is a masterpiece, Charli is a great professional in talking about feelings and an amazing artist in everything she does. I think the main message that the album want to send is talk about just everything we are feeling in this specific moment that we are confineds. Feelings of the moment and distant thoughts, feelings of euphoria and calm too, dualities of sensations and that is magical. Thanks Charli for make this incredible art in just one month, i appreciate you for that forever and i'll always love you (i think you all catch the reference), you are magic.… Expand
  5. oxmarxrey
    May 15, 2020
    10
    Charli is always pushing the boundaries of pop and with this album being made in less than a month we can see a true artist being able to be experimental but able to deliver a body of work that’s outstanding, cohesive and beautiful.
  6. rafacritic
    May 15, 2020
    10
    E essa cachorra não cansa de SERVIR mesmo!
    É a princesa do pop. Não adianta, manos.
  7. Dimku
    May 15, 2020
    10
    Greatest of all time I love this album so much and I can’t believe she made it in 1 month man LEGENDARY!!!!!
  8. lukemrogers
    May 15, 2020
    10
    The fact that she made this in only 5 weeks shows how much of a pop powerhouse Charli truly is.
  9. quinn4121
    May 17, 2020
    10
    Literal pop perfection. Charli has mastered her craft into something so unique that it can hardly be described in words. By combining her work on 2018's Pop 2 and introspection on 2019's Charli, she has crafted her first album that is all Charli, no collaborations. This may be her work with the highest replay value. While it was created in only about one month, it will last the longest.Literal pop perfection. Charli has mastered her craft into something so unique that it can hardly be described in words. By combining her work on 2018's Pop 2 and introspection on 2019's Charli, she has crafted her first album that is all Charli, no collaborations. This may be her work with the highest replay value. While it was created in only about one month, it will last the longest. Highly impressed.… Expand
  10. GendelRoses
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    realmente es un muy buen album, las letras fueron escritas con sus sentimientos en la cuarentena y se puede ver como se desenvuelve, aparte de que es muy entretenido y bueno!
  11. asdeerty
    Dec 26, 2020
    10
    Es muy dificil arriesgarse a hacer un álbum en pandemia basado en la cuarentena, y Charli XCX sabe perfectamente como hacer hyperpop de manera correcta y rápida, sin falta de tiempo. Se evidencia mucho como su sonido ha madurado y se ha conmemorado en lo que es en este álbum. Muy experimental pero nunca tanto como para hacerlo incómodo.
  12. sulli
    May 15, 2020
    10
    she is the moment! period! periooood! what a album! what a queen! its just the queen of pop CHARLI THE F XCX
  13. ellendavis02
    May 18, 2020
    10
    incredible she did it again constantly raising the bar. beautiful production and lyrics all done while in quarantine there is truly no one doing it like her
  14. Netunoboyi
    May 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melhor álbum da carreira, charli xcx vc foi muito perspicaz lançando esse álbum incrível, o sucessos do pop 2 é surreal.… Expand
  15. JesusXCX
    May 17, 2020
    10
    Como siempre Charli XCX dándonos trabajos de calidad y este álbum no es la excepción
    Ella se involucra en todo, sin duda es una de las mejores cantantes y compositoras
  16. KaiqueVeloso
    May 15, 2020
    10
    This album is a complete collection of great songs. As a fan, it is so wonderful that we made part of this. Charli is a brave genius.
  17. Styletoowell
    May 15, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. MEU DEUS, como vc foi perspicaz minha filha, que álbum perfeito, vc é TUDO Charli xcx… Expand
  18. welerreis
    May 15, 2020
    10
    Gostei demais, a sonoridade do álbum me conectou demais, me representa muito nesses últimos dias também. Perfeita
  19. tswftrep
    May 15, 2020
    10
    charli xcx michael jackson de calcinha!!! charli xcx michael jackson de calcinha!!!
  20. CinnamonBoy
    May 15, 2020
    10
    Para haberse producido, escrito y grabado en solo 36 días durante esta cuarentena, es un trabajo envidiable, está muy bueno y casi iguala a Charli
  21. Lucasele
    May 15, 2020
    10
    O álbum tá simplesmente PERFEITO TACA STREAM NA LENDA CHARLI XCX I LOVE YOU
  22. Jvdsmlx
    May 15, 2020
    10
    Mais um projeto repleto de autenticidade, indo desde escrita à produção. Mais uma vez entregando um projeto coeso, superando todas as minhas expectativas, até mesmo por se tratar de produções caseiras. E a Charli faz TUDO MAIS UMA vez
  23. Vroommmvroommm
    May 15, 2020
    10
    Charli understands who she is as an artist and she constantly proves that by evolving. Nobody does what she does. That's powerful! "How I'm feeling now" shows how she's pushing herself to a next level.
  24. jarodcs
    May 16, 2020
    10
    Another masterpiece by Charli XCX. The fact that this 11 track album was written, recorded, mixed, and mastered in one month is mind-blowing because of how well done it is.
  25. LexCX
    May 16, 2020
    10
    Beyond expectations! Perfect car/headphones album, most personal b Charli lyrics ever
  26. NenhumAnjo
    May 15, 2020
    10
    She keep trying to do her best, and she DO IT! This album was made in 6 weeks, and she shows a raw and unique and proud Charli XCX.
  27. valentinsr
    Mar 15, 2021
    10
    An incredible album, Charli really did that and the concept for "how I'm feeling now" was really good
  28. jakobmoore
    May 16, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece, every song is a vibe. She has outdone herself again with this album. Perfect for quarantine
  29. nextlvljack
    May 16, 2020
    10
    This is some of Charli’s best work yet. Especially for a quarantine project, this album perfectly captures thoughts, feelings and emotions during the worldwide COVID pandemic. Highlights are pink diamond, claws, detonate, party 4 u and anthems
  30. tonytedesco
    May 15, 2020
    10
    charli xcx is a force to be reckoned with. this album is absolute perfection. i cannot get enough of it, it has been on loop for the entire day. it is next level and everything about it is just beautiful. and she made this album in 5-6 weeks while in quarantine, which just proves my point. my top 3 songs on the album include forever, visions, and c2.0.
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82

Universal acclaim - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Paste Magazine
    Oct 19, 2023
    85
    While how i’m feeling now is by no means Charli’s most genre-pushing work, nor an indication of the creative potential she has left, it will be remembered as a quintessential 2020 album—not just because of its unique recording constraints, but because of the passion, authenticity and work ethic interwoven in every fuzzy beat and every sprightly, lovelorn lilt of Charli’s most intimate vocal work to date.
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  2. The Observer (UK)
    Oct 19, 2023
    80
    If these songs are more off the cuff than before, nothing here sounds unprofessional. Some lyrics have not exactly been sweated-over – “I love you forever, even when we’re not together,” goes Forever – but they chime with people feeling acutely separated from loved ones.
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  3. The Quietus
    May 29, 2020
    80
    While not life-altering, how i’m feeling now is fun, fast and thoroughly listenable. It’s absorbing as a document from a strange period, and its diaristic, vloggy aspects provide an intriguing peek into artistry under pressure.
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