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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1, 2, 3\NAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.64,0:00:05.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi everyone, BRATthony Greeentano\Nhere,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.01,0:00:09.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the internet's busiest music nerd.\NAnd it's time for a review
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.01,0:00:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this new record "Brat" from Charli xcx.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.44,0:00:17.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here we have the 6th official full-length\Nstudio album from pop-singer and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.86,0:00:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,songwriter Ms Charli xcx.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.42,0:00:24.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of my most anticipated albums of\Nthe year, why?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.57,0:00:28.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, over the past decade in my eyes,\NCharli has grown into one of the most
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.81,0:00:32.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creative, unique, and pioneering forces\Nin current day pop music.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.81,0:00:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And her evolution has been interesting\Nto watch, to say the least.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.08,0:00:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not a fan of her early work, \Ntruth be told, but
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.06,0:00:42.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,today it serves as an interesting\Nreference point.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.25,0:00:44.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Uh, for what she is doing on this\Nrecord.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.66,0:00:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The "True Romance" and "Sucker" eras of \Nher career, uh, did bring some of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.92,0:00:51.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her biggest hits and features to date,\Nthat is true,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.54,0:00:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but sonically, much of the music she was\Ndropping around this time wasn't...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.34,0:00:57.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very daring or even deep.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.45,0:01:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At best, you could say it was catchy\Nand of-the-time.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.56,0:01:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Around the mid-2010s, though,\Nis when Charli's music
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.58,0:01:05.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really began to push boundaries.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.59,0:01:08.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Crossing over creatively with writers and\Nproducers from the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.74,0:01:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up-and-coming PC music label.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.52,0:01:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm talking people like Danny L Harle\Nand EASYFUN, A.G Cook,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.78,0:01:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the late SOPHIE,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.82,0:01:18.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who at the time were gaining\Nquite the reputation for
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.57,0:01:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,revitalizing a lot of Y2k-era pop\Naesthetics but with a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.90,0:01:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hyper-futuristic, jittery sound.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.28,0:01:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And our first taste of this new direction\Ncame in the form of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.38,0:01:33.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charli xcx's "Vroom Vroom" EP in 2016.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.03,0:01:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which some critics just did not know what\Nto make of at the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.30,0:01:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and while it was my EP of the year\Nthat year,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.60,0:01:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could still see how this would have \Nturned a lot of people off if they
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.60,0:01:47.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,came into Charli's music having certain\Nexpectations,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.03,0:01:49.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,given that she was a pop artist.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.13,0:01:54.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because "Vroom Vroom" in tone, is,\Nat points, kind of dark, and visceral
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.34,0:01:56.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and groovy in a weird way.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.69,0:02:00.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Campy, too, with some tracks varying so\Nwildly from part to part that,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.93,0:02:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uh, you could almost take what she was\Ndoing here as, like, a joke or novelty.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.36,0:02:08.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, the tracks on this EP are\Ndeadly serious.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.84,0:02:14.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And were also a new, bold step for \Npop music as well as in a hot moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.19,0:02:17.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for both Charli and PC Music creatively.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.37,0:02:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because at this point, I think Charli became\Nthe perfect conduit for what they were
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.22,0:02:26.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to channel this detailed and \Nretro-futuristic, reconstruction
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.88,0:02:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of 2000s pop music, that blur the lines\Nbetween the satirical,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.34,0:02:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also reverent.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.66,0:02:36.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, Charli's creative chemistry\Nwith A.G and SOPHIE
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.95,0:02:40.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allowed her, I think, to experiment more\Nand mature as a songwriter.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.70,0:02:43.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Allowing her the freedom to drop\Nzany bangers as well as
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.96,0:02:45.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sleek-powerful anthems.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.54,0:02:49.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Songs with strange structures, or very \Nunlikely features,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.54,0:02:54.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of these ideas and concepts were\Nmore or less road-tested on
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.31,0:02:57.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the mixtape she dropped back in 2017,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.03,0:03:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then in my eyes, it was all\Nfully realized on her excellent 2019
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.20,0:03:02.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Charli" record.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.31,0:03:06.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, over the years, as Charli has\Ndeveloped this new sound,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.66,0:03:10.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her writing has offered more depth,\Nhas become more personal and intimate,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.49,0:03:13.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially on her pandemic album,\N"How I'm Feeling Now".
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.19,0:03:16.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think Charli's writing has grown\Nmore conceptual, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.13,0:03:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With her presentation as this posh,\NEnglish party girl on many of her songs
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.56,0:03:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has more or less become this exaggerated\Ncharacter she plays into.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.22,0:03:30.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, in a way, Charli's instantly\Nrecognizable sound and unique place
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.81,0:03:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the pop landscape, uh, became both a \Nblessing and a curse at the dawn of the 2020s.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.90,0:03:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because her style had gone from\Nchallenging to kind of definable
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.29,0:03:48.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this newly-minted "hyperpop"\Nterm that was being thrown onto everybody
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.87,0:03:52.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who sounded even vaguely like her or\N100gecs.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.37,0:03:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she quickly went on to strip away\Nmany of the "hyper" characteristics
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.94,0:04:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of her music on her next album, "Crash",\Nworking with a totally new team of producers
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.98,0:04:07.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while I can't deny the record does\Nfeature some respectable hits,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.59,0:04:09.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to ask: At what cost?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.75,0:04:13.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because "Crash" did very measurably have\Nquite a bit less character than
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.75,0:04:16.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anything that Charli had dropped\Nin recent years at the time
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.60,0:04:20.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which brings us to today. Charli's \Nlatest album cycle here, "BRAT".
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.93,0:04:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where I think she's genuinely reconnecting\Nwith the trajectory that has brought her
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.66,0:04:28.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to this point and made her a special artist\Nto begin with.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.60,0:04:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even EASYFUN and A.G Cook are back\Nin the mix on this production side,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.80,0:04:35.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a whole lot of tracks, uh, numerous\Nothers too.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are even references to A.G Cook\Non some of the lyrics to this record
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as quite a bit of meta-commentary\Nis going on as well.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can really tell that Charli is fully\Nembracing the impact she's had on pop music
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in recent years, and really using it as\Nmore of a strength than a weakness
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that she can be pigeon holed into.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think that's something she can\Ndo confidently because
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her and A.G Cook aren't just merely\Ntrying to, y'know,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,revive some kind of hyperpop trend on\Nthis LP.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, for sure, Charli's goal and focus\Nis to give us this autotuned, bold,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hard-hitting homage to 2000s era \Npop music,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this time around we have a refreshing\Nfocus on dance-pop, on EDM from that era,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on electropop from that era, club bangers\Ngenerally.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With a pretty aggressive edge, making this\NLP very worthy of the title "BRAT".
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because this record is meant to be\Ndanced to.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, at points, cry to.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I think Charli's writing is more mature\Nand thoughtful than it's ever been.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For one, her party girl persona takes\Na bit of a dark turn,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or at least gets deflated a bit
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as she reveals that it's kind of a\Nmask,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that she doesn't always feel\Nlike she's worthy of being there at the party
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or that her and the party are a bit\Nat odds.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, "i think about it all the time"\Nsees Charli musing about whether or not
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she can continue her career in the way\Nshe currently is,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while also becoming a mother, which she\Nvery clearly has interest in at some point.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Skipping ahead here, it's also kind of\Ncrazy how narratively, this contrasts so hard
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with her going back full into party mode\Non the closing track, "365".
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, there are notes of nostalgia\Non this album, too, that is very much
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in line with tracks like "1999", most\Nnotably on "Rewind",
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this song specifically is more about\NCharli missing the older aspects
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of her life before the fame.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Between sticky choruses on this track,\Nshe delivers her verses in this way that
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kinda comes off like, conflicted internal\Nmonologue, or like
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she's musically journaling.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are lots of tracks on this thing too\Nthat deal in love.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But these songs narratively feel vastly\Ndifferent from previous singles like
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Good Ones", for example.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tracks where historically, Charli can be\Nseen running away from love
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or being a bit self-effacing and talking \Nabout how she's fucking it all up.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, on songs such as the really\Ninfectious
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}singing{\i0} "Talk talk to me!"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as, uh, as well {\i1}laughs{\i0}\Nas the very cinematic
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}singing{\i0} "Everything is romantic"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, Charli can be seen accepting\Nlove and doing quite a few shoutouts
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to her fiancé George.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But yes, between this and numerous nods\Nto wanting to have maybe a more normal
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,life at some point, Charli really presents\Nsome interesting internal conflicts
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throughout this album, which we also\Nhear as well on tracks where she is
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,singing about things like friendship\Nand sharing the limelight with other women.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, historically Charli is very\Npro-woman,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially when it comes to supporting\Nother artists with her music
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through features, through attention she\Ncan throw their way with her creativity
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, even look at the lyrics in the\Nmusic video to one of the big singles
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from this record, "360".
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the Charli that most fans\Nknow and love.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By that same token, there are\Nnumerous songs on this record
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where she is being very unfiltered\Nand just admitting
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how, just, insecure and plagued with\Nfear she is sometimes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's "Sympathy is a knife" where she\Ntalks about, just, being so
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,self-conscious around this other woman\Nthat she wishes for
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a gun to shoot herself with.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is context that some fans might\Neven miss if they're mostly wrapped up
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the roaring bass and fantastic string\Nhits going on the dance beat.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's also "GIrl, so confusing" where\NCharli sings about the difficulties
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of letting people in, and navigating\Nthe music industry among other
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people who she may have a difficult\Ntime connecting with,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knowing how to trust.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The song seems to be very specifically\Nabout a single person who
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe she's been likened to by fans\Nbut she doesn't fully see it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, there's still a desire there\Non some level to make the friendship
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the connection work.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then the song "Von dutch" sees Charli\Ngetting pretty aggressive and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,combative lyrically.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Specifically in regards to someone who\Ndoesn't seem to like her,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe even is talking behind her back.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And her response to that is, essentially,\Nthis big anthemic "Fuck you" here.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where she's delivering some biting lyrics\Nabout how this person may actually be
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nothing if it weren't for some \N"little dance" they're doing.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, yeah, there are these intense\Nemotional peaks all over the album
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the biggest bombshell of all of them\Nhas to be the song, "So I".
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is very obviously a tribute to the \Nlate great producer and songwriter SOHPIE
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who actually collaborated with Charli\Nquite a few times,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so consistently, in fact, from an outside\Nperspective, I don't think any fan of either
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charli or SOPHIE would have presumed\Nanything of them and their connection.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other than something along the lines of,\N"Hey, they're collaborators, they have
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,big respect for each other, they\Nlove each other,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're probably friends,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charli, SOHPIE, SOPHIE, Charli,\Nname a more iconic duo-"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what Charli says on this track here\Nactually tells a very different story
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is quite revealing in a way that\Nis actually pretty admirable.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the angle of the song is,\Nyes, very sad, obviously,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it doesn't necessarily paint Charli \Nin the best light.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, again, it's painfully sad and\Nhas made me reflect on the tone
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that tributes in art or whatever\Nother medium often take.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They usually end up being less about\Nthe tributed person
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and more about the tributer's love and \Nadoration.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Look how great I think this person\Nis, who we all think is great."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Charli's song here does contain\Nquite a bit of praise for SOHPIE
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's true, don't get me wrong.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But a lot of the track is actually an\Nadmittance on Charli's part, with her
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pretty much saying, "I was a shitty\Nfriend."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I kinda pushed this person away. I wish\NI didn't."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"And now, I am plagued with an\Ninsurmountable amount of regret."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which does make it a really tough listen\Neven if I think instrumentally and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,melodically it is one of the strongest\Nshowings here.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Narratively and emotionally there are\Nquite a few cuts that I think are
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a bit lighter in tone, but they still\Ncontribute a great amount of quality to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the record and are just generally\Nfun and entertaining to listen to.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's "Club classics", which I thought\Nwas hands down an incredible single to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the album. Also, "B2b", which is just some\Nvery straightforward, cut and dry,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throwback, quality dance pop with a pretty\Nclear hot and cold, back and forth
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,love on the rocks type narrative
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's also "Apple", which is some\Nvery groovy throwbacks synthpop too.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All about a situation and dynamic that\NCharli likens to a rotten apple,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a situation she describes having to\Nescape from by car or by plane,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's "Mean girls", which is a\Ncharacter portrait about exactly that,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a soaring and anthemic chorus \Nplus a killer piano break
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the entire track builds off of\Nfrom there.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then at the very end there's \N"365", which is this
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,version of the song "360" that kicks\Nthe record off, this
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mirrored, remix-as-reprise big finish.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With some acid bass mixed in there\Nfor good measure.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I love the way the record finishes.\NLove the way it kicks off,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the flow from moment to moment \Ngenerally is great.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's to the point where certain tracks\Nin the leadup to the record
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I thought were just kind of okay\Nsound better being reinforced
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the vibes and the aesthetics of the\Nsurrounding songs on the album.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because as I've heard the entire\Nthing now many times over,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think there's a skip on it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The production generally goes hard\Nas hell, it is vibrant, it is colorful,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is very visceral at times, aggressive,\Nbut,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can see some people kinda scratching\Ntheir heads at the fact that it doesn't
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come across quite as futuristic as some\Nof those "hyperpop" cult classics
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in recent years.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But more importantly what I think\Nthe production does on
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this album is that it serves the songs.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's sweet when it needs to be,\Nit's dynamic when it needs to be,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's lowkey or explosive when it needs\Nto be,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there is still a very clear and\Nconsistent aesthetic focused on
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the entire album that centers around\Na certain era of pop and dance music.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I'm not necessarily disappointed\Nwith this record not being as
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ahead of the curve as a project like\N"Charli", for example.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Especially considering that Charli xcx\Ncopycats these days are abound.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The impact that people like her and A.G\Nand SOPHIE have had on the modern era
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of pop music, is not going anywhere\Nanytime soon.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's with that I say I loved\N"BRAT", killer album,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think that this record proves that \NCharli truly is a generational pop artist.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is why I'm feeling a strong 9,\Nto a 10 on this LP.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tran-
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sition. Have you given this album a \Nlisten? Did you love it? Did you hate it?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would you rate it? \N"You're the best, you're the best",
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What should I review next? \NHit the like if you'd like,
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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over here next to my head is another video\Nyou can check out,
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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anthony Fantano, Charli xcx. Forever.