Charli XCX has declared the dance floor “dead” and is shifting to rock music.
The From Dutch hitmaker’s 2024 LP Brat was a big hit around the world, but she thinks it would have been “really sad” if she had made another album in the same vein.
Discussing how she knew she wanted to “go to Paris” to work on her eighth LP, she told Britain Fashion magazine: “We knew it was going to be this very hectic, rich time and we love creating in that kind of atmosphere.”
“I think the dance floor is dead, so now we’re making rock music…” Charli XCX revealed.
Being out at night and experiencing things while I’m writing is really helpful to my process. If I had made another album that was more like dance, it would have felt very difficult and very sad,” she explained.
Charli [rock music] could be.”
The 33-year-old singer finds it exciting to challenge herself by pushing the boundaries of her sound and music.
She said: “I’ve been making music since I was 14. It’s been almost 20 years. I feel very spoiled when I say this, but there’s not much that can excite me in music anymore.”
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“I always prefer style to being vague. That, in my opinion, is the biggest crime,” said the Apple singer added.
Meanwhile, Charli XCX also admitted that she has had a “very traumatic” relationship with live shows and has severe nerve damage in her neck from performing on stage.
She told the outlet, “To get myself to a place where I feel like I’m giving a good performance, I have to feel a lot of angry feelings, which sometimes isn’t pleasant. I never thought I’d play arenas in my life, and who knows if I’ll do that again. Maybe not, but after you do a few, you’re like, ‘Oh, this place.'”
“It’s really happening… Well, maybe it’s me revealing something I shouldn’t have revealed,” Charli XCX further expressed her stage fright.
