Exploring Charli XCX’s main pop girl motif
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Charli XCX’s capturing of the “main pop girl” aesthetic is not an imitation — it is an oracular impulse.
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Baby Tate brings high energy, self-love to Fox Theater
Self-love triumphed as a running theme of Farris’s set, true to the unapologetic brand of empowerment that colors her extensive discography.
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‘CRASH’ cements Charli XCX’s tenacious pop vision
With features from many of pop music’s rising stars, production from powerhouses such as A.G. Cook and Deaton Chris Anthony as well as samples from beloved dance staples such as “Show Me Love” and “Cry For You,” the record is an entertaining, easy play for casual listeners and superfans alike.
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Charli XCX gives way to hedonism, brutal self-awareness on electric single ‘Good Ones’
“Good Ones” is liquid epinephrine: It’s unrestrained and effortlessly danceable, yet it still retains an element of emotional intelligence and clarity.
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Tunesday: Songs for straight people only
There’s a deluge of queer artists and songs pouring in all the time. Stealth is no longer the only option for putting out music.
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Tunesday: For a Six Course Meal
There’s nothing better than dreaming about a delicious, delicately prepared six-course meal that evokes each of the five major senses. You start picturing a table piled with so much food that it seems nearly impossible to support the weight, but the physics of setting a table are the least of
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