Charli xcxs 2024 album brat is incredible. The sound is inspired by edm and developed into pop, but without the cliche poppy sound. Charli has done many hit songs, like Boom Clap, Fancy with Iggy Azalea and I Love It with Icona Pop, but this album makes her sound more mature and sophisticated From the start, 360, to the end, 365, the album is a journey. The album has so many layers and always something new to discover, so it has great rehearability. Take 365 for example, it’s catchy, but its ending is ending makes you wonder how she passed passed it as pop song. Apple and von dutch have been topping the charts, but the lesser known songs are also great. Take mean girls for example, it’s sound mixing piano and synths is so good.

There are also the lyrics on the album, so many witty lines, “No, I never go home, don’t sleep, don’t eat. Just do it on repeat”.

She also made three more songs, where Guess stands out to me. It is a interpolation of Daft Punk’s Technologic. It takes the original classic and makes it new again. The lyrics are funny. It is really unbelievable how she made it work under pop. For me, this song is kind of the summary of the album and the innovation she brings to pop.

Then there is the remix albums, brat and it’completely different. It’s like Charli decided which other artists sound she likes to incorporate into her songs. Yung Lean and Robyn on the same song, what a combination. Julian Casablancas part on mean girls is a great addition.

The sound she pushed captured the zeitgeist. Take Germanys entry for the Eurovision Song Contest Baller is sounds like brat. Lady Gagas 2025 album also uses similar sounds. I have always been a fan of Charli and EDM music, her pushing the sound into pop really makes me like her even more.