Charli XCX has revealed her desire to explore a new artistic direction, one characterized by rawness, depth, and a departure from her recent work. The artist expressed a spontaneous impulse to create an album, questioning, “why not?” This decision stemmed from a yearning to delve into persona and construct a world that felt intensely authentic.
In describing her vision,Charli outlined a world that is “undeniably raw,wild,sexual,gothic,British,tortured and full of actual real sentences,punctuation and grammar.” She welcomed the opportunity to temporarily step away from the “brat” aesthetic she had been cultivating, finding liberation in the contrast.
“the language of this world felt so opposite from the world I had been inhabiting for the past 2 and a half years,” Charli explained. “I began to feel a sense of freedom again.” She emphasized the stark difference between this new creative space and her current life, noting the absence of familiar crutches like cigarettes and sunglasses. “it was all totally other from the life I was currently living.I was f–king IN.”
Fans anticipating the release of her new work can also look forward to seeing Margot Robbie and jacob Elordi in Wuthering Heights, which premieres in theaters on February 13th.