Kamal Ghorui
Charli XCX is officially back to the music scene with a brand new single and music video! Fully bring her ‘Brat Summer’ era to an end, the pop icon and actress recently released her brand new single titled ‘Rock Music.’Here’s what we know about the comeback and music video
Charli XCX returns with ‘Rock Music’
Today, the pop singer officially released her brand new single, titled ‘Rock Music’, on various streaming platforms. Along with the audio, she also released the official music video for the song. Only hours after her friend and fellow musician, Dare, debuted it at his latest show for PinkPantheress in Brooklyn. XCX was quick to drop it on her channels as well.Officially saying goodbye to her ‘BRAT’ era, she sings, “I think the dance floor is dead/So now we’re making rock music.” Synthesized and hard-hitting vocals, paired well with distorted guitar sounds, the theme for her new era seems to be going far off from her previous tunes, and the fans are here for it. The song has been released in collaboration with A.G. Cooke and Finn Keane, who was previously known as EasyFun.The entire video has been made in black and white tone and shows the singer roaming around the city, along with shots of her smoking while sitting next to a large pile of burning cigarettes.Only a few days ago, the singer had taken to her social media account to share a glimpse of her recording the new song and recording it in October last year at the Paris’ Rue Boyer Studios. The post was shared along with the caption, “a video of me making a song called ‘rock music’ that is not actually rock music, which is funny because I never said I was making a rock album.”
Netizens react to Charli XCX’s return to music
The pop singer’s music video has garnered a lot of attention and positive reviews from fans and netizens alike. Many people have taken to the comment section to share their opinions for the new song, with one person’s comment reading, “the concept of a song titled rock music that isn’t rock music but it’s still rock music. charli queencx.”Another person shared their opinion by adding, “This era is so interesting already, I’m curious to see if the whole album is gonna be like this. Rock, but make it electronic.”
Charli XCX and her entry into the film industry
While she has already made her mark on the music industry, XCX has also been keeping busy with her film projects. Over the past months, she has starred in Pete Oh’s ‘Erupjca’, as well as ‘The Moment.’ Her upcoming film projects include ‘100 Nights of Hero’, ‘The Gallerist’, and ‘I Want Your Sex.’ Other than this, she will also be appearing in Takashi Miike’s next project, for which the title is yet to be announced.
