Tag: Charli XCX
The Video for Charli XCX and Troye Sivan’s Reminds Us Just How Much the 90s Were Capitalism At Its Frivolous Best
Nobody likes a capitalist–anymore. Mainly because, in this day and age, it’s impossible to become one with the limited high-paying job positions available that don’t [Read More…]
Where Prince’s “1999” Looked to the Future, Charli XCX & Troye Sivan’s “1999” Pleads for a Return the Past
When Prince released the album 1999 in the final months of 1982, the world was edging ever closer to that apocalyptic year George Orwell had [Read More…]
Tove Lo’s “Bitches”: Are We Getting Closer to or Further Away from a Matriarchy With A Video that Reveals We Still Need to Be Teaching Men How to Give Head?
On the one hand, the idea that a guy is amenable to being “taught” the tricks of the tongue trade when it comes to pussy [Read More…]
“Girls” Is Neither A Fitting Homage to “Lady Marmalade” Nor Genuine In Its Fair-weather Bisexuality
Long ago, during a time when George W. Bush was coming to the twilight of his presidency and presumably thinking about, well, not much of [Read More…]
“Out of My Head” is The Jesus Prayer of Getting Over Someone
The unstoppable Charli XCX is out with yet another mixtape–proving that full-length albums are increasingly a seemingly quaint notion when you can entice a listener [Read More…]
Charli XCX & Mura Masa Join Forces to Give A Touch of Poetry to the One-Night Stand
As Americans in general and youthful ones specifically become less tantalized than ever by the prospect of sex, it’s reassuring that “young ones” Charli XCX [Read More…]
Charli XCX Slightly Amends Her Sound (And Look) For A More J-Pop Feel With “Crazy Crazy”
As Charli XCX continues to leave us in anticipation of her forthcoming third album, she has found the time to sate fans with a collaboration [Read More…]
Charli XCX Brings Us A Futuristic Grease 2 Tableau With “Vroom Vroom”
As Charli XCX continues down the path of prolific, her work has shown a remarkable ability to take risks in a short span of time. [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s “Famous” Video: A Disturbing Snapshot of Modern Life
Charli XCX, who has become something of a video maven over the past year, has yet to disenchant us with her song narratives. The latest [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s Latest Video, “Doing It,” With Rita Ora is Like a Flaccid Version of Aerosmith’s “Crazy”
There was a time when lackluster music videos featuring a duo of women doing licentious things would not have been permitted to be in any [Read More…]
