True Romance

Keeping in theme with its title, Dirt Femme is both gritty and glittering in tandem, raw and rising from the earth with elegance.

Charli XCX's capturing of the “main pop girl” aesthetic is not an imitation — it is an oracular impulse.

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.