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Charli XCX’s 11‑track album Music, Fashion, Film includes a two‑and‑a‑half‑minute tribute to collaborator A.G. Cook with the song “Magic Metal Montana,” a moment that also nods to SOPHIE’s 2021 death and frames their collaboration within a larger meditation on time, mortality, and art; the blunt, heartfelt homage sits among the album’s themes and culminates with a Cronenberg quote about life and endings.
Charli XCX transitions from Brat Summer to a darker, guitar-driven era with the new album Music, Fashion, Film (out today), recorded during Paris Fashion Week with producer A.G. Cook. The project features singles like Rock Music, SS26, Wink Wink, and Camera, and its cover—shot by Aidan Zamiri—puts Charli alongside John Cale, Marc Jacobs, and Martin Scorsese to symbolize the album’s three pillars: music, fashion, and film. Charli stresses the record isn’t a rock album and emphasizes a more intimate, melancholic sound, a deliberate shift away from her lime-green Brat era, reflecting on fame, anxiety, and a wish to let the music speak for itself.
Charli XCX has released a guitar-driven new single titled “Rock Music,” produced with A.G. Cook and Finn Keane, accompanied by a black-and-white video and framed as a playful reinvention away from her dance-pop roots as she prepares for a festival-filled summer.
Charli XCX confirms a guitar-forward rock album as the proper follow-up to 2024’s Brat, with minimal Auto-Tune and analogue textures. Produced by A.G. Cook and Finn Keane, the sessions took place in Paris during Fashion Week, though no title has been revealed. The piece also touches on her acting work and forthcoming screen projects, highlighting a broader career arc.
Charli XCX reveals to British Vogue that she’s crafting a rock-infused follow-up to Brat with longtime collaborators A.G. Cook and Finn Keane, recording in Paris with a more analogue, less Auto-Tuned approach to intensify the sound. The project accompanies her Wuthering Heights soundtrack work and acting gigs, with moody, guitar-driven tracks and reflections on fame, while noting neck nerve damage from touring and her Lou Reed influence as she pivots away from club-pop.